A pencil drawing of a very unusually dark golden doodle called Salvador was commissioned by a client in Dublin. This pet portrait was a 40th birthday gift for Salvador’s owner, my client’s boyfriend. I worked on the drawing in August and the beginning of September using a series of photographs to correctly capture the colour…
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Katlyn with her Grandmother Rose
I completed this drawing a few weeks ago. It was commissioned as a gift for the young girl in the picture called Katlyn. Katlyn is my client’s girlfriend and she sadly lost her grandmother Rose last year. They were very close and naturally Katlyn misses her terribly. My client, Katlyn’s boyfriend, wanted to give her…
Wedding Couple Lighting Candles
I worked on this pencil drawing a couple of weeks ago. The couple’s 30th wedding anniversary is coming up this Monday, the 7th August 2023. They were married back in 1993 and their son Eoin commissioned me to create their wedding anniversary gift in the form of a pencil drawing. The drawing is from one…
Charlie and Will
This drawing of Charlie, the gorgeous curly cockapoo dog, and his best friend Will, the very relaxed cat sitting right next to him was commissioned by a client in Kilternan in Dublin. Iain’s wife Shirley commissioned a number of drawings from me over the years, including pet drawings for her friends, a speedboat montage for…
Sheila’s 70th birthday gifts
Sheila was gifted these two portraits by her niece Orla who described her in a wonderful way when commissioning the portraits: The commissions are going to be for my aunt, Sheila. She is turning 70 this year. She is an absolutely amazing lady – incredibly special in every way. She doesn’t have any children of…
Annie the Old English Sheepdog
I created this drawing of Annie, the Old English Sheepdog. She is pictured here as a puppy lying in the grass in her garden. She was with her owners for 13 years and passed away in late 2022. My client, Janet, commissioned a drawing of her as a 60th birthday gift for her husband. This…
Baby Boy with the Grandmothers
These are two portrait drawings I worked on a few weeks ago in May 2023. I was commissioned by the little boy’s father to create these portraits for his wife’s birthday. He wanted me to capture two very special moments, each capturing the baby boy with his lovely grandmothers, one including his mammy too. What…
A Portrait of a Young Family
I completed this portrait only a few weeks ago in spring 2023. It was for a client returning to me for another commission. I created a number of drawings of her family, her sister and brother and their families. This drawing features my client’s sister Naomi, her partner Michael and their new baby boy Ryder….
Sinead and Stephan
A drawing of this lovely couple Sinead and Stephen was commissioned as a surprise wedding gift from their friends. The drawing is 30 x 30 cm in size drawn with graphite and charcoal pencils on paper. I had one photograph to work from for this portrait. The photo is from a beautiful part of south…
A Portrait of Parents and Their Dogs
This is one my recent commissioned family drawings. The couple in the portrait are my client’s parents, now deceased, and my client wanted a keepsake portrait of them to display in her home. Her mum Tess loved the outdoors, flowers and gardens. Her father Larry was a vet and the couple always had animals around…