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Category: family portraits

artist adding detail to a family pencil sketch with staedtler lumograph black pencil

Sinead and Stephen with baby Roisin

Posted on March 22, 2025March 22, 2025

I drew a portrait of Sinead and Stephen holding their baby girl Roisin back in January this year. This was my first commission of 2025. It was commissioned by a client I worked with a few times before. He is from Cork in south Ireland and commissioned a portrait of Sinead and Stephen on their…

portrait painting from a photo of twin sisters smiling

Terri and Sheri – the lovely twin sisters

Posted on March 1, 2025March 1, 2025

I painted a portrait of Terri and Sheri as my last commission of 2024 last December. The painting travelled all the way to North Dakota in the U.S. It was commissioned by Terri, the lady holding the camera in the selfie image. The sisters are twins and so identical, it was so much fun for…

christmas 2024 gift ideas

Accepting Commissions now for Christmas 2024

Posted on September 22, 2024September 22, 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 place on my portrait list. I already have a few on that list this year….

pet and man portrait with acrylic paint tubes and brushes

A Portrait of Tom

Posted on August 21, 2024August 21, 2024

I painted a portrait of Tom a few weeks ago. He is pictured here right in his element walking with a greyhound. He was a very keen competitor in greyhound racing. He is sadly passed away now and his daughter Stacey commissioned this painting of him to hang in her new home which she moved…

detailing the face of a man painting

A Painting of Barry at the seaside

Posted on August 16, 2024August 16, 2024

I painted this portrait last month in July for Barry’s 70th birthday. It was a surprise present from his friend, who commissioned this painting. Barry is a keen collector of paintings and this gave his friend Jim, my client, the idea to ask me to create a portrait of him to have in his home….

old photo pencil drawing of a husband and wife hugging

Two Vintage Drawings

Posted on August 5, 2024August 5, 2024

I always enjoy recreating vintage and old black and white photographs. They translate really well on paper in graphite pencil. The pencil seems to bring in a certain depth and texture to the traditionally taken images. These two drawings were based on family photos, one taken in the fifties and the second in the eighties….

family portrait in coloured pencil on paper, portraits from photos

Family of Five in Coloured Pencil

Posted on July 23, 2024July 23, 2024

This is a family portrait drawing I drew a couple of months ago. I used Polychromos coloured pencils to create this drawing. It was commissioned by the daughter in the photo for her Mum’s birthday. She contacted me with some ideas and photographs she had as she wanted an artwork for her Mum. Caitlin, my…

detailing a family portrait from a photo

Twins Caoilainn and Fiach

Posted on June 22, 2024June 22, 2024

This is a small sized pencil portrait I drew a few months ago. It features twin sister Caoilainn and her brother Fiach – real Irish names as my client put it. They were born during the pandemic years in May 2020 in the UK and were being christenened only a few months ago in Ireland…

adding details to the pet and people portrait drawing by a portrait artist

Clara and Jake with their pets Cassie and DeeDee

Posted on June 15, 2024June 15, 2024

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…

commissioned boy portrait painting from a photo

A Painting of Tom

Posted on June 8, 2024June 8, 2024

This is a portrait painting in acrylic on stretched canvas I created a few weeks ago. The painting is of a happy young boy called Tom. Tom sadly passed away recently and his portrait was commissioned for his grandfather. The two shared a wonderful relationship full of inside jokes and laughter and Tom’s grandfather wanted…

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