Whippet Portraits: Capturing Indy in Acrylic
I painted a few whippet portraits in the past. You can search for some of them on this blog to see how they turned out. This is another small sized painting I worked on just before Christmas. I am only…
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True Image Fine Art - Professional family and pet portrait artist creating hand - drawn and hand - painted portraits from photographs. I accept commissions.
Jess, the border collie puppy I painted
Meet Jess. She is the most beautiful border collie dog whose portrait I had the pleasure of painting for the holidays. She was quite the character, moving around all the time. This happy collie would not sit still for a…
Capturing Pablo: A Chestnut Horse Portrait Journey
I painted this beautiful chestnut horse called Pablo a few months ago. I had a series of really amazing photographs which made the painting process really enjoyable. It also meant I could create a very special and detailed equine portrait.…
Portrait Painting of Patrick and His Labradoodle Blue
This is a portrait painting of Patrick with his puppy labradoodle pet dog called Blue. I created this painting before Christmas. It was commissioned for the little boy’s parents as a Christmas gift. I painted a few paintings for my…
Kali the Husky in a German Sheperd Coat
I painted Kali last year just before Christmas. She was a Husky dog that my clients owned for a long time of more than 15 years. She sadly passed away last year and Jennifer, my client, decided to commission me…
Couple outside their house
This is a drawing that was commissioned as a Christmas gift for the gentleman in the photo. His wife sadly passed away and their children decided to gift their father a memory of them two outside their home, which they…
St. Paul’s Secondary School in Greenhills Dublin
I was asked by a teacher in this lovely girls secondary school in Limekiln Dublin 12 to create a drawing of the building. It was commissioned as a retirement gift for the current Principal who is retiring. It is a…
A Wedding Day at Castle Leslie Estate in county Monaghan
I drew this county Monaghan wedding before Christmas 2025. The drawing was a commissioned portrait given to the couple in the photo as a Christmas gift. My client, Jennifer, wanted me to capture her cousin and her new husband on…
Doireann and Bruno
I painted a portrait of Doireann with her beloved jack russell terrier dog Bruno in October 2025. Bruno sadly passed away a few weeks before that and his owner Doireann was very close with him. She was devastated over his…
Mani the whippet in the style of Maud Earl
This was a somewhat unusual commission for a pet portrait for me. I usually work in a realistic and detailed style. My client, Fiona, contacted me however to create a dog portrait in the style of Maud Earl’s pet paintings…
Roxy the springer spaniel and Happy New Year 2026!
First of all, let me wish you all a very Happy New Year 2026. I hope it is a good one with lots of love, happiness and joy. I also want to thank all of my subscribers and followers for…
Lily’s Christening
A few months ago I drew a portrait of baby Lily and her parents. The photo I worked from was taken during her christening. Andrew, my client, is her dad’s brother and he wanted me to create this memory of…