I completed this portrait a few weeks ago. The two cats are just lovely sitting on the stairs looking through the banisters. The client wanted to include a setting in the painting and this photo was just perfect for that. I kept it quite neutral for the black to pop off the image. The painting…
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Girl and dog portrait
I have completed this portrait a few weeks ago. It is of a lovely boxer called Alfie and his owner Jacqueline. It was commissioned as a wedding present for Jacqueline to remind her of Alfie, who sadly passed away. He was a very important part in her life and her friends wanted to give her…
Mother and Son portrait
I completed this portrait a couple of weeks ago. It is a lovely drawing of a mother with her son. The portrait was given to the mum as a birthday present from her partner. I worked from two photos for the composition. The drawing was 25 x 30 cm in size and drawn with graphite…
Girl and Labrador portrait
This is a portrait of Lilly and a chocolate labrador called Pablo. The drawing was commissioned as a birthday present for the little girl’s grandfather. He is Pablo’s owner and his wife wanted to give him a really personal gift. The drawing was drawn with coloured pencils at the size of 25 x 25 cm.
A brand new horse portrait of Arlie
This is the latest horse portrait I have completed of a beautiful mare Arlie. Her portrait was commissioned by her trainer. Arlie was educated by the client and she performed at the RDS in 2015 in the 6yo class. I asked Linda about Arlie’s personality before painting her portrait, as I wanted to really capture…
A couple portrait
This is the latest family portrait I have finished. It is of a couple to be married in March. It is a present from the groom to his future bride, both in the picture. The portrait is 50 x 50 cm in size and painted with acrylics on canvas.
Chocolate Labrador Bobby
I finished this portrait last weekend. It is of a lovely chocolate labrador called Bobby. The painting was 30 x 40 cm in size and it was painted with acrylics on canvas, as usual. I used two reference photographs, one for Bobby’s pose and one for the background. The background features a field where Bobby…
Chocolate Labrador Painting WIP
I have been working away on this portrait over the past week. It is almost finished, but I just wanted to post the first photo I took of the sketch. I am really loving working on this portrait. Well, besides the fact that I have my own chocolate lab, I just love the reference photo….
Woman portrait
I have finished working on this portrait last week. It is quite large in size, 50 x 60 cm, painted with acrylics on stretched canvas. The reference photograph that the client provided me with, was very detailed. My challenge with this portrait was to make it unique. I used a larger brush than usual and…
Mother and Daughter Portrait
I completed this portrait a couple of weeks ago. It was commissioned before Christmas and it is my second commission for this year. The portrait was square in size and as you can see, it is a selfie. I wasn’t sure about it when I first saw the photo, but as I started working on…