I was contacted by two sisters from Scotland in August this year. They were enquiring about commissioning a very specific portrait of their three shetland sheepdogs. Marianne and Wendy liked my previous coloured pencil drawings of shelties and wanted something similar for themselves. Over the years, the sisters owned a few of these gorgeous dogs…
Tag: pencil art
Engagement Portrait
In June this year I was contacted by Melissa about commissioning a pencil drawing of her friends’ engagement. They were getting married in a couple of weeks and she needed my to create something quite fast. I usually have a few commissions on the go and cannot work on such tight deadline. My client wanted…
Nora – a pencil drawing
This is a drawing of Nora, which was commissioned by Emma a few months ago. My client, Emma, emailed me a couple of photos of this lovely lady. She chose the photograph below which pictures Nora in a lovely way, smiling at the camera. I wanted to capture the kindness in her eyes. Emma was…
Mother and Daughter holding hands
I drew this pencil sketch based on a photograph taken in a hospital. The two hands holding are those of a mother and daughter. My client, the daughter’s friend, commissioned this drawing after her friend’s mother passed. It was a special image gifted to my client’s friend: Hi Ivana! Thanks so much. It is really…
Baby Boy Teddy’s Portrait
This portrait was commissioned as a first birthday present from a client whom I completed a couple of portraits for previously. The little boy in the photo is Teddy and in his original photo, he is sitting up in a bed with his grandad beside him. My client wanted me to remove his grandad from…
St. Brigid’s Boys National School Foxrock Dublin
I was commissioned to draw a pencil illustration of the old school building back in January this year. The drawing was gifted to the school Secretary who retired earlier this year. The school is a beautiful historic building built in 1914. I was contacted by the school principal Stephen. He took a photograph of the…
Sinead and Stephen with baby Roisin
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…
Adam in his christening gown
I drew this portrait a couple of months ago in Autumn 2024. The drawing features baby Adam who is dressed in an elaborate christening gown. Hi portrait was a gift for his parents. The drawing is 30 x 20 cm in size. I used graphite pencil on paper and mounted the finished drawing in a…
Leigh with his faithfull friend Gus
I drew this pencil portrait of a smiling young man called Leigh with his pet dog Gus. Gus sadly passed away. His owner Leigh just misses him so much: “He does miss him quite a lot, they were like two peas in a pod so I am hoping that this can be a nice memorial…
Malfi the Bernadoodle
I drew Malfi’s portrait a few weeks ago. He is a very large bernadoodle, a cross between a Saint Bernard Dog and a classic Poodle. Hi is “huge” according to my client, and very much adored in his family home. His portrait was commissioned by his owner’s friend, Ailbhe. She wanted to capture his image…