I work from my studio in Kilcock. It is a small room with shelves all around to put my finished and unfinished work onto. I like to give each work a few days to 'rest' before I completely finalise them and email my clients their portrait scans. On this page, you will find more information on how I work together with some progress photos and videos of my process. I discuss the materials I use and how I go about completing each piece of work. Because I work from photographs, I like to share them here too for comparison. You can subscribe to the blog and receive updates 3 to 4 times a month.
Pina’s portrait was commissioned as a present for her owner’s big birthday. The client, the owner’s sister, wanted to give her brother a present that was a little different and very special. Pina is a little shih tzu cross dog and very much loved. The client asked me to remove…
This painting was commissioned as a retirement gift to a professor by his colleagues. The streetscape is of the Museum Building on the Trinity College campus in the Dublin City Centre. The painting is 30 x 40 cm in size and painted with acrylics on stretched canvas. I revised the…
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 university building. The colours worked so well here especially with…
This was my first painting to work on in 2019. It is a painting of Mount Errigal mountain in county Donegal. It is 30 x 60 cm in size and painted with acrylics on stretched canvas. The painting was a gift to my husband’s friend who lives in the wonderful…
This is a painting of Otto, the beautiful chocolate labrador who sadly passed away. The painting was commissioned by his owner as a Christmas present for his wife. Otto was their beloved pet for many years and he wanted to have a keepsake of him. The client was keen to…
This drawing is drawn with graphite pencils on paper at 25 x 30 cm. It was a drawing commissioned for Christmas. The dog is Lucky, the beautiful bichon frise. I just loved the photo the client provided me to work from. The snow and trees in the background work so…
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 in their past that was very special to both of…
This is a portrait of Massey. It is 30 x 40 cm in size painted with acrylics on stretched canvas. Massey sadly passed away earlier last year. The client commissioned his portrait as a birthday present for her husband in December. Massey was his beloved pet and the client wanted…
The painting of George was commissioned before Christmas as a keepsake for the clients. George was their pet for a long time and sadly passed away. They wanted something to remember him by and they decided to commission a pet portrait. The painting is 40 x 50 cm in size…
This is a painting of a beautiful black labrador called Becasse. The portrait was commissioned as a gift for Becasse’s owner. It was a Christmas present from his daughter. The painting is 25 x 35 cm in size and painted with acrylics on canvas. I used some brighter tones in…