Couple outside their house
This is a drawing that was commissioned as a Christmas gift for the gentleman in the photo. His wife sadly passed away and their children decided to gift their father a memory of them two outside their home, which they…
Category house drawings
St. Paul’s Secondary School in Greenhills Dublin
I was asked by a teacher in this lovely girls secondary school in Limekiln Dublin 12 to create a drawing of the building. It was commissioned as a retirement gift for the current Principal who is retiring. It is a…
St. Brigid’s Boys National School Foxrock Dublin
I was commissioned to draw a pencil illustration of the old school building back in January this year. The drawing was gifted to the school Secretary who retired earlier this year. The school is a beautiful historic building built in…
Accepting Commissions now for Christmas 2024
It is getting closer to that time of year when everyone starts thinking about gifts for the special day. I know it is only September but I get very busy coming up to Christmas and ordering early means securing a…
Brand New Gallery Page is Now Live!
I have been collating some of my previous landscape, house and building commissions over the last few days. I put them together into a brand new page on my website’s Gallery. It includes paintings and drawings of places of wedding…
Family House Drawing
I recently finished on a pencil drawing of a family home. It was commissioned by the owners’ daughters as a 30th wedding anniversary present. Their mum always wanted a portrait of her house and I can see why. The house…
House and Building Drawings and Paintings
I have been asked a number of times to create drawings and paintings of houses, buildings and landscapes. I even painted a construction site! I always welcome the challenge and enjoy working on urban landscapes sometimes to break the routine…
Thatched Cottage Drawing
I created this drawing for a return client a couple of weeks ago. He commissioned it as a present for his brother who lives in the US. They both grew up in the cottage which is no longer there. This…
Drawing of Rathsallagh House in Wicklow
I have finished working on the Rathsallagh House drawing today. I have scanned it now and matched it to the original. The detailed images below show the drawing at its real scale. I used graphite pencils ranging from HB to…