Zippy the Tabby Cat
This is a drawing of Zippy, the gorgeous tabby cat that was with her owner for more than twenty years. She sadly passed away last year and her owner’s mum asked me to create a keepsake portrait of her. The…
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Charlie and Will
This drawing of Charlie, the gorgeous curly cockapoo dog, and his best friend Will, the very relaxed cat sitting right next to him was commissioned by a client in Kilternan in Dublin. Iain’s wife Shirley commissioned a number of drawings…
Two Paintings
These two acrylic portraits were commissioned by Tara’s husband as a gift to commemorate the year 2020. In May of this year Elvis, the cat, much beloved by Tara sadly passed away. In August of that year their son was…
Bob sitting in his box
This is a portrait of Bob, the beautiful tabby cat whose portrait was commissioned as a Christmas present. Bob was sadly killed on the road last year and the client commissioned his painting as a gift for his wife. They…
Checky the Lab cross
The painting of Checky was a birthday present to his owner Caitlin. She was celebrating her 21st birthday during the lock down in May. Her parents wanted to gift her something special and since Caitlin is ‘animal mad’ as they…
Molly the tabby cat
Molly is a stray cat that visits my client on a regular basis and has become a part of her family so much that my client decided to commission a portrait of her. I worked on her painting back in…
Upside down Clementine
This is a drawing of a gorgeous grey cat called Clementine or ‘Tiny’ for short. The portrait is 20 x 30 cm in size and I used graphite pencils and coloured pencils to create a tint in her eyes. Tiny…
A Painting of Cathbad
Cathbad is a lovely white and tabby bicolour cat. I painted his portrait a few weeks ago with acrylics on canvas. The painting is 30 x 20 cm in size. It was commissioned as a gift for his owner’s special…
Blacky
This is a painting of Blacky that I completed in January. It was commissioned by her owner as a birthday present for her mum. The painting was small in size, at 18 x 24 cm. It was painted with acrylics…
A painting of two kittens
This is a painting I completed before Christmas. It was commissioned as a Christmas gift. The kittens in the portrait are Sebastian, the tabby kitten and Belle, the black and white kitten. I worked from two separate reference photographs provided…
Isean’s cat portrait
I completed this portrait a few weeks ago. Things have been so busy in the studio, I haven’t had the time to update the blog. This is a painting of Isean, the lovely ginger cat. His owner commissioned the portrait…
Sophie and Ted – cat painting
This painting is just finished today. It is of Sophie and Ted, two lovely cats. I worked from two reference photos to create one composition. I worked with acrylics on stretched canvas 20 x 30 cm in size. I decided…