I was commissioned to create this drawing in January. It is of a young lady called Aoife sitting with her beloved pet french bulldog Cole. Cole was her best friend and accompanied her everywhere. The portrait was commissioned by Aoife’s mother as a keepsake for herself to keep Aoife’s memory in an art form around her house. Aoife sadly passed away a little more than a year ago and is sorely missed by her family. I was honoured to be asked to draw her in her prime sitting with her best pet friend.
The drawing is 40 x 30 cm in size drawn with graphite pencils. The drawing was based on multiple photographs of both Aoife and Cole. The client, Alice, wanted me to capture a certain way Aoife smiled and looked during her best years. Many photos of her were with her holding a glass, so I adjusted her hand to hold her dog instead. I moved it down and used a clear photo of Cole to make him look as if sitting in her lap.
Once my client was happy with the composition, she decided to go ahead with the commission. I was very excited about this project as it meant a lot to the client and her family.
I received a lovely email from Alice when she received the final scanned image of the drawing. She was very happy with it:
Hi Ivana!
It’s perfect. I love it. Thank you so much….I will treasure the drawing for ever.
Alice who commissioned the drawing emailing me in April this year, Ratoath, county Meath, Ireland
My client was very happy with the drawing when I was finished. Her son collected the mounted drawing. I used a neutral coloured mount to compliment the photo which could then be brought straight to the framers for framing.
