Defeated and resigned, I eventually retreated to pack up my camera at which point she walked past, striding out, and winked at me. Hours in, sweet talking, treat dropping, practically cartwheeling to get her attention – she gave me absolutely nothing. For instance, I went out to a London park to photograph a stunningly beautiful Weimaraner – but she refused to look at me. I need a few hours on my own with the dog so that they relax and get curious back – that’s when they give you the magic moment. Even when I couldn’t afford beans, I have always invested in a decent camera. I take up to 2,000 photographs of the subject muse. I have to talk them through this being a good lie sometimes: it all makes sense and happy marital relations (and hopefully a winning portrait) in the end reveal. So often my pet portraits are a surprise present – lovely husbands battle the guilt of the white lie – sending their wives away on a ruse while I tiptoe in for clandestine photoshoots. I charge from €440 upwards for my portraits. For me it’s as important to create a beautiful scene that works not only as a pet portrait but a piece of art to treasure for generations.
That might include them in their favourite sunny spot or in the forest where they love to explore.
When you commission me I aim to create a snapshot in time to remember your pooch by. I work in a variety of sizes from small to 40″ and often include more than just the animal in the painting. For any aspiring pet portrait artists you can learn all my tricks on my Youtube channel. I designed their “Animal Set” of colours which now helps many new artists begin their journey in painting animals in pastel. I have been fortunate enough to work along with Unison Colour, my favourite pastel brand. I’ve used this medium now for 20 years and its soft qualities are perfect for creating fur. Whatever it takes to get the look! I use soft pastel for all my work. I have spent many hours on my hands and knees with my camera, squeaking and meowing and doing While it takes patience to paint them, sometimes it takes even more patience to capture the perfect photograph of your dog to paint from. The life of a pet portrait artist is one of patience. Ideally, I love to meet the animal to take photographs but I often work from client’s photographs, especially as my client base is worldwide. Lighting as well as taking the time needed to capture every detail of the dog. Working from photos allows me to play with composition and While I love to draw and sketch from life, my portraits take many days to complete.
After many years of slowly gaining momentum, I have my dream job.
#Irish portrait painter full#
After graduating as an illustrator I gravitated into doing portraits for friends which led me to realise I could market myself as a portrait artist and earn a living as a full time artist. I started by drawing our own pets as gifts for my mum. It relates the circumstances under which the great exodus to the New World began, the trials and tribulations faced by these tough American pioneers and the enduring influence they came to exert on the politics, education and religion of the country.Dogs and art have been my two main passions since childhood. The Scotch-Irish in America tells the story of how the hardy breed of men and women, who in America came to be known as the ‘Scotch-Irish’, was forged in the north of Ireland during the seventeenth century. Maguire provides a substantial and invaluable account of the extreme difficulties faced by pioneer Irish immigrants in North America during the 19th Century.
His account of the journey provides invaluable eyewitness testimony to the trauma and tragedy that many emigrants had to face en route to their new lives in Canada and America. The Ocean Plague: or, A Voyage to Quebec in an Irish Emigrant Vessel is based upon the diary of Robert Whyte who, in 1847, crossed the Atlantic from Dublin to Quebec in an Irish emigrant ship.
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