I painted this beautiful chestnut horse called Pablo a few months ago. I had a series of really amazing photographs which made the painting process really enjoyable. It also meant I could create a very special and detailed equine portrait.…
Over the last few years I worked on a few equine portraits. I have worked with many clients and created both paintings and drawings of their horses and ponies. Since I have a few of these under my belt, I…
I painted an acrylic portrait of Aidan standing holding onto his beloved horse Cash. Cash sadly passed away last year after 25 years and Aidan misses him terribly. I was commissioned by Aidan’s daughter Orlaith to create this portrait for…
I finished on this painting only a couple of weeks ago. It is a 40 x 30 cm sized acrylic painting of a very happy jockey sitting on her horse with her partner and pet bichon frise dog Peanut at…
I painted a head and shoulders portrait of this beautiful grey mare a few months ago for a client in county Kildare. Buttons was her companion for 24 years and my client, Jasmine, competed in showjumping with this lovely horse…
I painted a head and neck portrait of this beautiful bay stallion back in January. The painting was given as a gift to my client’s father. Q is this gorgeous horse’s stable name and he competed under the name ‘Only…
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…
His full name was Surgalstown Danny Boy and he belonged to a return client from Kilkenny, Ireland. His portrait was commissioned as a birthday present for her daughter who rode Danny and was very successful with him. His stable name…
A couple of months ago, I was contacted by Maura and Orla fro the Irish Hospice Foundation. They wanted to commission a painting of their co-worker Bryan riding on his horse PJ. The portrait was to be a gift for…
This is a small horse portrait I worked on in August. The horse is Afriska ‘Frisk’ and it was commissioned by his owner as a keepsake. I worked from two photos, one for the pose and one for the detail.…