Clara and Jake are brother and sister as I am sure you can tell. They are pictured here with their two pet dogs, the brown dog called Cassie and the golden retriever Deedee. Their portrait drawing was commissioned by their mum as a surprise 50th birthday gift for their dad Barry. He celebrated his milestone…
Category: dog portraits
Aoife with Cole
I was commissioned to create this drawing in January. It is of a young lady called Aoife sitting with her beloved pet french bulldog Cole. Cole was her best friend and accompanied her everywhere. The portrait was commissioned by Aoife’s mother as a keepsake for herself to keep Aoife’s memory in an art form around…
Darcy, Tallulah and Holly
Meet the cutest three bichon frise dogs! They are Darcy, Tallulah and Holly. Holly sadly passed away just before Christmas 2023 and my client Scott asked me to create a drawing of all three dogs for his Mom, the dogs’ owner, as a gift to remember her beloved pet. He previously commissioned a pencil drawing…
Jerry and Matthew with their dog Lenny
This is one of those portraits with an unforgettable setting. I painted this portrait back in January this year. It portrays Jerry, the client’s husband, who was turning 50 in January this year. It was commissioned as a birthday gift for him to remember a very special family trip to Norway. He is pictured here…
Toby the Pug
I painted a portrait of this very cute pug dog called Toby a few weeks ago. He is sporting a very trendy bandana and really connecting with the viewer with his gorgeous brown eyes. I worked with larger brushes for the background to create an out of focus backgdrop to Toby’s head. He is the…
Ian and his faithful pet Moss
This is the very first painting I worked on this year, the first week in January. My client originally hoped to have this portrait ready as a Christmas gift for her husband Ian, but I just didn’t have any more booking slots left. I didn’t want to rush the painting as the setting is just…
Sweep and Poppy the two whippets
This is one of the many Christmas commissions I received in 2023. This was a gift for the clients’ parents who are the proud dog owners of two beautiful whippets. The grey one, Sweep, is on the left and sadly passed away recently. Poppy is the second whippet on the right, her fur being of…
Roxy in Reflection
This is Roxy, the beautiful Springer Spaniel dog having a reflective time in a river surrounded by beautiful trees. This is a memory of a lovely pet I painted a couple of weeks ago. Roxy sadly passed away earlier this year and her portrait is being given as a Christmas present to her family. As…
A Portrait of Four Pet Dogs
This is a montage drawing of four dogs owned by my client’s sister. They include, from left to right, Daisy the springer spaniel, Kiszy the black poodle, Trigger the long coat Dalmatian and Jack the retriever coonhound dog. I combined four different photographs of them and used a beach background from Daisy’s photo. I extended…
Salvador the black and brown Golden doodle
A pencil drawing of a very unusually dark golden doodle called Salvador was commissioned by a client in Dublin. This pet portrait was a 40th birthday gift for Salvador’s owner, my client’s boyfriend. I worked on the drawing in August and the beginning of September using a series of photographs to correctly capture the colour…