Rachel
Acrylic on canvas, 300 x 800 (mm)
Full colour study of Ms.Owens on a black & white background.
Carousel
Ink on paper, 180 x 260 (mm)
Inspired by the Louis Vuitton runway show 2012.
Stage Four
Acrylic on canvas, 350×450 (mm)
Final stage highlighting details in the face, hair and clothing.
Stage Three
Acrylic on canvas, 350 x 450 (mm)
Base layers of clothing and hair denoting main areas of light and shadow.
Stage Two
Acrylic on canvas, 350 x 450 (mm)
Working into base layers of paint to accentuate facial details.
Stage One
Pencil on primed canvas, 350 x 450 (mm)
Soft layout sketch of subject highlights facial details and provides basis for paint.
Rendezvous
Graphite & Digital, 200 x 300 (mm)
Bar room scene with a pervading theme of treacherous women from Greek mythology.
Children Of Lir
Graphite & Ink, 205 x 135 (mm)
Aoife changes the children into swans. From 2010, this is another addition to my Irish Mythology series and continues the linear, decorative style.
Frollick
Graphite & Digital, 200 x 240 (mm)
Belated illustration based on Rihanna’s antics in the field of a disgruntled farmer last year.
Stephen & Marianne Maguire
Graphite, 200 x 280 (mm)
Belated wedding illustration for my cousin Stephen and his wife Marianne. The small birds represent members of their family whilst the floral border was inspired by the flowers of the wedding.