This is a portrait painting of a graduate. The post details the process and painting in detail.
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The Helen Blake Lifeboat Project
A few months ago I was contacted by Brendan Power from Fethard on Sea in county Wexford. He contacted me on behalf of the local community group. They are working on a project to build a replica of the Helen Blake Lifeboat which sank in 1914 with the loss of nine lives while going to…
Pina the Shih Tzu Cross
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 Pina’s harness and water bowl…
A Painting of the Museum Building , Trinity College Dublin
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 reference photograph slightly, removing some…
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 university building. The colours worked so well here especially with the muted greys of the…
Mount Errigal
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 Roundwood in county Wicklow. She…
Otto the Chocolate Labrador
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 have Otto painted on his…
Lucky the Bichon Frise
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 well in the monochrome drawing….
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 in their past that was very special to both of them. The drawing is 25…
Massey
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 to gift him something special…