I recently worked on this lovely painting of Sam, a lovely collie dog with a backdrop of the Donegal mountains. The portrait was commissioned as a Christmas present for the client’s partner and Sam’s owner. Sam is no longer with…
This is the latest painting to come off my easel. I added some finishing touches to it today and scanned it this evening. The painting is of Molly the lovely chihuahua. It is 20 x 25 cm in size and…
I completed this portrait a few weeks ago and never got a chance to upload it here on the blog. The client – the bride pictured in the portrait – was very happy with the result. The drawing was a…
This is a brand new drawing to come off my easel. It is of two golden labradors called Zuva and Pip. The portrait was commissioned as a gift for their owner. Zuva is the older dog lying down and is…
I finished working on Eddie’s portrait just yesterday and I scanned it today. It worked out very well I think. Eddie is just beautiful in the reference photo and I really wanted to capture his expression in the painting. I…
This week I am working on a new dog portrait. It is of a Jack Russell called ‘Eddie’. The canvas is 20 x 30 cm in size and I am working with acrylics as usual. I have been taking photographs…
I worked on this portrait a week ago. It was commissioned by the Gaelic Players Association as a gift for Donal Og’s retirement. They wanted a montage portrait that would show Donal Og throughout his career both as a player…
This is a painting I completed back in June. It is of two lovely collies. It was commissioned as a birthday present for the clients’ friends’ 30th. The painting was painted with acrylics and the size of the canvas was…
I have completed this painting a couple of weeks ago. It is a painting of the K-Club. It was commissioned as a wedding portrait for the client’s sister who got married there earlier this year. I worked with acrylics on…
I have finished working on this portrait today. It is a graphite pencil drawing on Fabriano paper. The size is 25 x 35 cm. The portrait was drawn loosely with graphite pencils HB, 2B, 4B and 5B. I was working…