Katy & Hank
This painting of Katy and Hank was commissioned a few months ago and travelled with Katy all the way to the US. It was commissioned as a birthday present to her from her partner Conor. The painting is 40 x…
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Wedding couple in pencil
This full landscape wedding portrait was completed back at Easter time. The location of the wedding was beautiful and worked so beautifully in the drawing. It was an anniversary present for the bride in the photo, commissioned by her husband.…
A girl on the London tube
This painting was completed back in March and I really enjoyed working on it. It was so different and unique. The photograph captures a spontaneous moment. The girl’s father and brother are also in the photo, her brother mirroring the…
A Drawing of a Couple Dancing
I completed this drawing back in January and it was one of my first commissions for 2020. It was such an interesting drawing to work on. I had one reference photo to work from. It was a hard copy photo…
A pencil portrait of two brothers
I created this portrait a couple of weeks ago. It features two brothers who were very close. The portrait was commissioned as a birthday present for one of them by his girlfriend. I worked from a number of photographs to…
Father and Daughter Drawing
I was contacted by a client a couple of months ago to commission a portrait of her friend. She had a photo of her as a child sharing a special moment with her father. The client wanted to capture this…
Painting of Mother and Son
This is the latest family portrait painting I worked on this August. The painting was small in size at 30 x 20 cm painted with acrylics on stretched canvas. The painting was given as a present to the little boy…
Vintage Drawing
This drawing is drawn from a vintage photograph from the early 20th century. It was commissioned by a return client and is of his mother. The photograph has certain romantisizm with strong shadows cast onto the face from the large…
A Portrait of Tamara
This is a portrait painting of a graduate. The post details the process and painting in detail.
A painting of a graduate
This painting was the fourth painting commissioned by return clients. It is of their son who recently graduated from the National College of Ireland in Maynooth. The clients wanted to capture him in his graduation gown in front of the…
A Drawing of a Young Couple
With Valentine’s Day approaching, I thought this portrait is very fitting for this time of the year. It was commissioned as a Christmas present from the young man in the picture to his girlfriend. He wanted to capture a moment…
Boy Painting
This painting was a present for the client’s partner. He provided me with a really detailed photograph so my most challenging job was to make it into a unique portrait. The painting was 30 x 40 cm in size painted…