This drawing was the last Christmas commission this year. It was commissioned by a return client whom I completed a pet painting in the past. He asked me to draw a portrait of his girlfriend holding her gorgeous godson, a very special moment in time. I had one photograph to work from and the client…
![pencil sketch of a baby and grandfather](https://trueimage.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/baby-girl-grandfather-portrait-drawing-768x988.jpg)
Baby girl with her grandfather
This pencil drawing was commissioned as a gift to the grandfather in the image sharing a very special moment with his granddaughter. I worked from one photographs, a selfie the dad took. The drawing is 45 x 35 cm in size, so it is a little on the bigger size compared to what I would…
![close up image of a dog portrait painting](https://trueimage.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/painting-detail-768x576.jpg)
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 in Dublin. I worked on her portrait this time last year, I cannot believe how…
![family acrylic painting](https://trueimage.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/grandfather-girl-painting-detail-768x576.jpg)
Isabella and her Grandfather
This is a painting that was commissioned as a birthday present for the little girl’s mother. It was commissioned by her husband and features a special moment Isabella shares with her grandfather, who sadly passed away. The landscape is one where the client’s wife grew up. I worked with acrylics on stretched canvas as usual,…
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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 in one photo. She didn’t have a reference of all of them together so I…
![detailed view of a rottweiler dog](https://trueimage.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/rottweiler-dog-portrait-painting-detail-768x694.jpg)
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 her photo, it was such a pleasure to paint her portrait. I worked in the…
![two terriers pet painting](https://trueimage.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/terrier-jrt-dog-portrait-painting-acrylic-768x655.jpg)
Bea and Siog
I was reviewing my work for the last year or so and realised I haven’t posted a blog post in a few months. I have so much work that I have not shared and I will try and catch up. This portrait is an acrylic painting of Bea and Siog, the two cute small dogs…
![mother and baby portrait detail](https://trueimage.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mother-baby-acrylic-portrait-painting-detail-768x576.jpg)
Family Painting
This is an acrylic portrait I painted back in autumn 2020. It was commissioned by the father in the painting as a present for his wife. The photo I worked from was taken in Bray, county Wicklow and you can see Bray head in the background. It was a selfie and captures a very happy…
![two mounted dog portrait drawings on paper](https://trueimage.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/two-dog-portrait-drawings-in-mounts-768x576.jpg)
Finn and Luna in pencil
This is a project I worked on in September last year. The client was someone gifted with a drawing of her own pet from her sister last year. She loved it so much that she decided to commission drawings of her sister’s dogs Finn and Luna. Finn is the happy collie in the long grass…
![acrylic painting of an elderly man sitting in a chair in nature](https://trueimage.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/close-up-of-a-portrait-painting-of-a-man-768x576.jpg)
A Painting of a Father
I created this portrait back in autumn 2020 as a present for the daughter of the man in the painting. It was commissioned by her husband. The portrait was a very special and personal gift. It is painted with acrylics on stretched canvas at 40 x 30 cm. I had one reference photograph to work…