This is one of those portraits with an unforgettable setting. I painted this portrait back in January this year. It portrays Jerry, the client’s husband, who was turning 50 in January this year. It was commissioned as a birthday gift for him to remember a very special family trip to Norway. He is pictured here…
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Ian and his faithful pet Moss
This is the very first painting I worked on this year, the first week in January. My client originally hoped to have this portrait ready as a Christmas gift for her husband Ian, but I just didn’t have any more booking slots left. I didn’t want to rush the painting as the setting is just…
Roseanne and John with their baby son Jackson and pet dog Lady
I was commissioned to create this lovely family portrait a few weeks ago back in August. John, the client, contacted me with quite a tight deadline for his wife’s birthday present. It was such a lovely photo, I couldn’t refuse, so I worked really hard to get it finished in time for Roseanne’s birthday at…
A Portrait of a Campanologist
The lovely smiling man in the image is Cyril Garblaith, a famous campanologist, a bell ringer. I had never heard of this occupation before I was contacted by my client Darren. Darren told me Cyril was a bit of a character, sadly died at Christmas 2021 at a great age of 90 years. He was…
Easter Family Portrait
I worked on this painting a few weeks ago for a return client. He commissioned a painting of him proposing to his wife in Central Park in New York last year. This year he emailed me with a gorgeous photo of his wife and his two young daughters. The setting is just lovely, with flowers…
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…
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…
A Portrait of Two Girls
This is a painting I worked on just before Christmas. It is of two sisters sitting on a swing in a park. The reference photo was quite dark and I brightened it up a good bit. I added some more width to create a wider landscape format which increased the sense of movement in the…
Painting of Mother and Son
This is the latest family portrait painting I worked on this August. The painting was small in size at 30 x 20 cm painted with acrylics on stretched canvas. The painting was given as a present to the little boy in the picture, now grown up. His mother passed away suddenly last year and his…
A Portrait of Tamara
This is a portrait painting of a graduate. The post details the process and painting in detail.