Carol O'Callagahan

A carefully tailored product requires time and planning with over thirty years of experience I know how important the gift of a portrait is. 

Whether it’s celebrating the life and work of colleagues and friends, our children or loved ones who have passed on there is nothing more personal, or bespoke, than a portrait.

The medium of portrait painting in oils requires a technique of layering and drying. It is one of the oldest practices in the profession, but there is a reason it has endured since the great masters of the renaissance – its longevity, atmospheric and timeless.

Part of the privilege of being an artist is bringing all that atmosphere and personality to your portrait, my delight is seeing the expression on peoples faces when they see their portrait for the first time, I often hear, it’s much more than I was expecting and its usually an emotional experience.