Three dogs portrait
I have completed this portrait a week ago. It is painted on two square canvases, each 25 x 25 cm in size. I worked on them both at the same time so they can be hung together. It was a surprise…
Category pet portraits
Meet Holly
I received this photograph from a client I recently drew a portrait for. Holly is the beagle sitting beside the portrait. It is lovely to see Holly beside her image in the drawing. I am including some photographs of the…
Holly, Buster and Casey
I finished working on this portrait yesterday and I scanned it today. It was a large one and I worked on it on and off for three weeks. The drawings take a while to take shape I find, but when…
Sam the Collie in the Donegal mountains
I recently worked on this lovely painting of Sam, a lovely collie dog with a backdrop of the Donegal mountains. The portrait was commissioned as a Christmas present for the client’s partner and Sam’s owner. Sam is no longer with…
Chihuahua ‘Molly’
This is the latest painting to come off my easel. I added some finishing touches to it today and scanned it this evening. The painting is of Molly the lovely chihuahua. It is 20 x 25 cm in size and…
Jack Russell ‘Eddie’
I finished working on Eddie’s portrait just yesterday and I scanned it today. It worked out very well I think. Eddie is just beautiful in the reference photo and I really wanted to capture his expression in the painting. I…
Two Cats on the Stairs
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.…
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…
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…
Rough Collie Dog – tinted drawing
This is the last portrait I completed in 2015. It is of a lovely rough collie called Jess. The drawing is 15 x 20 cm in size, the smallest portrait size I work in. It was drawn with coloured pencils on…