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…
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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…
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…
Family of Five in Coloured Pencil
This is a family portrait drawing I drew a couple of months ago. I used Polychromos coloured pencils to create this drawing. It was commissioned by the daughter in the photo for her Mum’s birthday. She contacted me with some ideas and photographs she had as she wanted an artwork for her Mum. Caitlin, my…
A Wedding Day Portrait
I created this portrait to mark a one year wedding anniversary of the beautiful couple pictured. It was a gift to the bride in the image commissioned by Andrew, the groom. He wanted to gift his wife something a little unusual and special to mark their first anniversary celebration. Carol, the gorgeous wife in the…
Three children
This is a portrait commissioned as a present for the children’s parents. The client, their grandmother, wanted to surprise her daughter with the drawing. The drawing is drawn with graphite pencils on paper 20 x 30 cm in size. The client was very happy with the result. I will be mounting the drawing before posting…