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…
Category children portraits
Large Family Portrait
This is the largest family portrait I have worked on to date. It includes a family of thirteen. The drawing was commissioned as a gift for the grandparents pictured in the drawing with all their children and grandchildren. The drawing…
Girl holding her godson
This drawing was the last Christmas commission this year. It was commissioned by a return client whom I completed a pet painting in the past. He asked me to draw a portrait of his girlfriend holding her gorgeous godson, a…
Baby girl with her grandfather
This pencil drawing was commissioned as a gift to the grandfather in the image sharing a very special moment with his granddaughter. I worked from one photographs, a selfie the dad took. The drawing is 45 x 35 cm in…
Isabella and her Grandfather
This is a painting that was commissioned as a birthday present for the little girl’s mother. It was commissioned by her husband and features a special moment Isabella shares with her grandfather, who sadly passed away. The landscape is one…
Family Painting
This is an acrylic portrait I painted back in autumn 2020. It was commissioned by the father in the painting as a present for his wife. The photo I worked from was taken in Bray, county Wicklow and you can…
Two Brothers at a soccer match
I drew this portrait based on one photograph taken at a soccer stadium. The client is one of the boys and he commissioned this drawing as an 18th birthday gift for his brother. It was a sentimental photograph and I…
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 Painting of a little boy
Catherine, my client, contacted me back in December to create a painting of her son. The painting was based on an old photograph and the client wanted me to remove the background and replace it with some simple shading. The…
A Portrait of Two Girls
This is a painting I worked on just before Christmas. It is of two sisters sitting on a swing in a park. The reference photo was quite dark and I brightened it up a good bit. I added some more…
Waiting on Nana
Happy New Year to you all! I have had such a busy time before Christmas I didn’t have a spare minute to post on the blog. Overall, 2019 was a busy year with commissions. I created 59 artworks for 56…
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…