Family portrait
Hello everybody. I have finished another pencil family portrait. I have scanned it today. It is always hard to capture all the detail of the pencil in the scans, but I did my best. The originals look so much better.…
Drawing of Rathsallagh House in Wicklow
I have finished working on the Rathsallagh House drawing today. I have scanned it now and matched it to the original. The detailed images below show the drawing at its real scale. I used graphite pencils ranging from HB to…
Drawing of Rathsallagh House in Wicklow – work in progress
This is a new drawing I am working on. I started yesterday and I have completed the first step of the drawing process. The client wanted to show some colouring in the drawing, so I will be adding some tint…
Happy New Year and a brand new Pencil Portrait
I would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. I had a lovely break and I am all ready for my new commissions this year. I have completed the first one which was scanned today. It is a lovely family…
Portrait of Bobby the German Shepherd
I have finished working on Bobby’s portrait today. I have scanned it now and matched the colours as close as I can to the original. It worked out really well. I had planned to use a neutral brown tinted background,…
German Shepherd Portrait in Progress
This is the last commission of 2014 – a painting of a lovely german shepherd called Bobby. I have started with a sketch and I will carry on with details of the fur and background tomorrow. The painting is 25…
Family Wedding Portraits
These are the latest family portraits I worked on for the past week. They are a Christmas present for the clients’ parents. The pictures are from the clients’ wedding. The portraits are drawn with graphite pencils on paper and are…
Dachshund Portrait
This is my latest portrait of two lovely dachshunds. It was commissioned by a returning client from Ireland as a gift for her friend’s birthday. It is a small 6 x 8 inch drawing in graphite pencils. The small size…
King Charles Dog Portrait
Today, I have finished working on Holly’s portrait. I think it worked out quite well, hopefully the client will like it too 🙂 Holly is a beautiful King Charles and her portrait is drawn with pencils on paper. It is…
Kind Charles Dog Portrait in Progress
I have started working on this new portrait today. It is of Holly the lovely King Charles. The portrait is 8 x 12 inches in size and is drawn with graphite pencils on Fabriano paper. I am also using some…