This is a very special painting I created for a client’s girlfriend. She is the baby in the picture and her father sadly passed away last year. This was a birthday present commissioned for her by her boyfriend. The painting…
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…
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…
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…
I was commissioned to create this family portrait as a christening present for them from the baby’s godmother. She wanted to give the young couple something very special as a keepsake and a christening gift. The photograph was beautiful and…
This is a portrait painting of a graduate. The post details the process and painting in detail.
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…
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…
These two paintings were completed in October for one client. They were quite straight forward. I worked from one photograph for each painting. I thoroughly enjoyed the process as the photos were very interesting, taken on a sunny day with…
The time is flying, a new year has begun and I wanted to wish everybody a very happy one. I wanted to thank all of you who are following my blog and all my portrait adventures and all of my…
This drawing is 30 x 40cm in size and drawn with graphite pencils on paper. I use mostly Staedtler pencils on Fabriano paper with cotton. I use a HB pencil to sketch the initial portrait and then work with 2B,…
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…