In June this year I was busy painting a portrait of Emily with her pet dog Lilly. You can see the connection they share in the image. I wanted to translate this onto canvas for her. Lilly sadly passed away recently after many happy years she shared with her owner Emily. The painting was commissioned…
Tag: pet portraits from photographs
Hank the Charolais bull
I was commissioned to paint Hank for his family a few months ago. He is a blond coloured prized bull that was kept as a pet by his family on a farm in Leamlara in county Cork. He sadly passed away and my client Esther asked me to paint his portrait as a gift for…
Goose the Eglish Springer Spaniel
I painted this lovely English springer spaniel dog a few months ago for his family. Goose sadly passed away last year and his owners miss him terribly. He looks so happy in his local park, in his element as the owner says. Goose was part of the family for a long time and they wanted…
Bonnie and her owner
In March this year (2025) I was working away on this small acrylic painting of Bonnie the miniature schnauzer dog sitting at a beach in county Galway. She is pictured here watching over her owner Joanne who is swimming in the sea. Joanne, my client, asked me to paint this image for her husband. It…
Two Cockapoos ‘Cooper & Molly’
This painting was commissioned by one of the dogs’ owners for his wife’s birthday. The two pets are members of the family and very much loved by their owners. My client, Jim, commissioned a painting of his friend last year and another painting of a bookshelf filled with books this year which I will be…
Aidan with his horse Cash
I painted an acrylic portrait of Aidan standing holding onto his beloved horse Cash. Cash sadly passed away last year after 25 years and Aidan misses him terribly. I was commissioned by Aidan’s daughter Orlaith to create this portrait for her dad’s birthday celebration. The painting is painted with acrylics on stretched canvas at the…
Puppy Rufus held by his owner
This is a painting of a young man holding his puppy golden retriever dog. Rufus sadly passed away of leukaemia in February 2022. Him and his owner, my client’s partner, were very close. This portrait was commissioned as a birthday gift in February this year (2025). I worked at a small intimate size of 20…
Reggie the Frenchie
Meet Reggie, the very cute grey french bulldog whom I painted before Christmas. His portrait was commissioned as a Christmas gift for his owner, my client’s mom. I love the way Reggie is engaging with the camera and his serene expression. I painted his portrait with acrylics on stretched canvas at a size of 30…
Aine with Cassie and Millie at the Flaggy Shore in county Clare
This is an acrylic painting of Aine, a very happy owner of two golden retriever dogs called Cassie and Millie. I painted their portrait as a birthday gift commissioned by Aine’s husband Declan. My client contacted me last year and I completed the painting at the end of November. The painting is 40 x 80…
Leigh with his faithfull friend Gus
I drew this pencil portrait of a smiling young man called Leigh with his pet dog Gus. Gus sadly passed away. His owner Leigh just misses him so much: “He does miss him quite a lot, they were like two peas in a pod so I am hoping that this can be a nice memorial…