Catherine, my client, contacted me back in December to create a painting of her son. The painting was based on an old photograph and the client wanted me to remove the background and replace it with some simple shading. The…
This is a square pencil drawing of a bride and groom at their wedding day. The portrait was commissioned as a one year anniversary gift from the groom to the bride in the photo. He wanted to mark their first…
This is a painting I worked on just before Christmas. It is of two sisters sitting on a swing in a park. The reference photo was quite dark and I brightened it up a good bit. I added some more…
These two small drawings were commissioned as a Christmas present to the couples in the photos. I was contacted by their children who are now married and wanted a portrait for their parents of their special moment. They happened to…
This portrait was commissioned as a Christmas present for the girl in the painting. It was commissioned by her boyfriend. She is holding her lovely bichon frise in their kitchen. The reference was quite dark and I brightened it a…
I was contacted by Adrian last November to create a portrait of his family on a short notice. The portrait traveled all the way to Romania and was given to the grandfather of the client’s children in the photo. It…
Happy New Year to you all! I have had such a busy time before Christmas I didn’t have a spare minute to post on the blog. Overall, 2019 was a busy year with commissions. I created 59 artworks for 56…
I created this portrait a couple of weeks ago. It features two brothers who were very close. The portrait was commissioned as a birthday present for one of them by his girlfriend. I worked from a number of photographs to…
This is a very special painting I created for a client’s girlfriend. She is the baby in the picture and her father sadly passed away last year. This was a birthday present commissioned for her by her boyfriend. The painting…
This is a portrait of Ken who is about to retire from his job. His co-workers decided to commission a painting of him and his horse as a retirement present. The painting is 30 x 40 cm in size painted…