Winston
Winston’s portrait was commissioned with a gift voucher a few weeks ago. The voucher was purchased as a Christmas present for the client’s brother. I was delighted to receive the lovely photos of Winston to work from. He is just…
Category pet portraits in progress
Toby at Killiney Bay
Earlier this year (2022) I worked on a painting of Killiney Bay in south county Dublin. It featured Toby, a very cute family pet dog, and was commissioned as a keepsake for his owners. Toby sadly passed away last year.…
Two Paintings
These two acrylic portraits were commissioned by Tara’s husband as a gift to commemorate the year 2020. In May of this year Elvis, the cat, much beloved by Tara sadly passed away. In August of that year their son was…
Lily
This is a painting of Lily, the cute tan corgi cross dog. She is lying on a stairs landing in her owners house. The painting was commissioned from a client in the UK, but it was gifted to a lady…
Killian with his three whippets
I worked on Killian’s portrait last year. It was commissioned as a present from his fiancee. He just loves his dogs, one of whom passed away last year. My client Lauren wanted me to capture all three dogs with Killian…
Tyson the rottweiler
I painted Tyson, the beautiful rottweiler dog last autumn. It was commissioned as a gift for the client’s friend. Tyson sadly passed away before I painted her, unusual name for a female dog. She looked so beautiful and regal in…
Daisy and Elsa on the beach
This drawing is one of the pet portraits I worked on last year and just never got a chance to put up on the blog. I completed it in June 2020. It is of Daisy the beagle and Elsa the…
Bob sitting in his box
This is a portrait of Bob, the beautiful tabby cat whose portrait was commissioned as a Christmas present. Bob was sadly killed on the road last year and the client commissioned his painting as a gift for his wife. They…
Checky the Lab cross
The painting of Checky was a birthday present to his owner Caitlin. She was celebrating her 21st birthday during the lock down in May. Her parents wanted to gift her something special and since Caitlin is ‘animal mad’ as they…
Molly the tabby cat
Molly is a stray cat that visits my client on a regular basis and has become a part of her family so much that my client decided to commission a portrait of her. I worked on her painting back in…