I was commissioned to create this lovely family portrait a few weeks ago back in August. John, the client, contacted me with quite a tight deadline for his wife’s birthday present. It was such a lovely photo, I couldn’t refuse, so I worked really hard to get it finished in time for Roseanne’s birthday at…
Category: dog portraits
Charlie and Will
This drawing of Charlie, the gorgeous curly cockapoo dog, and his best friend Will, the very relaxed cat sitting right next to him was commissioned by a client in Kilternan in Dublin. Iain’s wife Shirley commissioned a number of drawings from me over the years, including pet drawings for her friends, a speedboat montage for…
Sheila’s 70th birthday gifts
Sheila was gifted these two portraits by her niece Orla who described her in a wonderful way when commissioning the portraits: The commissions are going to be for my aunt, Sheila. She is turning 70 this year. She is an absolutely amazing lady – incredibly special in every way. She doesn’t have any children of…
Annie the Old English Sheepdog
I created this drawing of Annie, the Old English Sheepdog. She is pictured here as a puppy lying in the grass in her garden. She was with her owners for 13 years and passed away in late 2022. My client, Janet, commissioned a drawing of her as a 60th birthday gift for her husband. This…
A Portrait of Parents and Their Dogs
This is one my recent commissioned family drawings. The couple in the portrait are my client’s parents, now deceased, and my client wanted a keepsake portrait of them to display in her home. Her mum Tess loved the outdoors, flowers and gardens. Her father Larry was a vet and the couple always had animals around…
Tanya the Russian Wolfhound
This painting of beautiful Tanya was commissioned by clients I created a few paintings for to date. They are very keen dog lovers and show their dogs in dog shows. Their dogs are often very unusual and specially well looked after. Tanya sadly passed away late last year after almost 12 happy years living with…
Teddy with his teddy
Teddy is a beautiful greyhound dog whose painting was commissioned by a client in Clondalkin in Dublin. Teddy is her sister’s beloved pet dog and she loves his ‘like a baby’ as my client put it. My client wanted to give her sister a very special birthday gift and commissioned me to create Teddy’s portrait….
Ben the sheepdog on a boat
I was contacted by Ben’s owner at the end of 2022 about commissioning a painting of Ben who sadly passed away after many years with the family. He was almost blind, but managed very well and was very much loved by his owners. They wanted a memory of him in the form of a painting…
Duke and Bailey with river background
This is an acrylic painting I worked on for a client in county Tipperary in Ireland. The client was getting married on New Years Day in 2022 and wanted to gift this painting to his then fiancee on their wedding day. Unfortunately, he contacted me too close to Christmas and I just couldn’t promise to…
Simba the Cocker Spaniel in Two Portraits
I created two portraits of Simba a few weeks ago. Her owners lost her a few months ago due to old age and they miss her so much. They wanted to have some unique artworks of her in their sitting room to keep their memories fresh. One was a painting of just her, looking very…