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…
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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…
George the German Shepherd
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 and painted with acrylics on…
Becasse the Black Labrador
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 the background to compliment the…
A nightscape in acrylic
This is a rather unusual commission for me. I worked from a couple of photographs, one taken at night and one in daylight, of an urban park. It was commissioned by a return client, whom I created a painting of a boy for last summer. This painting, as the last one, is 30 x 40…
Sam the Black Labrador
I worked on Sam’s portrait back in October and it was a very enjoyable commission. I had a lot of reference photos to work from. The painting is 40 x 40 cm in size and painted with acrylics on stretched canvas. The painting of Sam was commissioned as a wedding present for the client’s bride…
Two Family Portrait Paintings
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 some beautiful shadows. The photos were very detailed and I wanted to make the paintings…