A little one I painted of my daughter Ada when she was younger 'Love', oil on linen, 20 cm x 20 cm #portraitartist #portrait #catherinecreaney #painting #realism

Painting an oil portrait in stages. I started with large bold marks. As the portrait progressed my paint brushes got smaller and marks more refined. #portraitpainting #create #artlessons #portraitartist #portraitprocess #artistsontwitter

'I See You In Feathers', pastel and pencil on paper, 56 cm x 74 cm. I created this self portrait drawing after the death of my mum to express my grief at her passing. Feathers became an important symbol of my mum to me after her death, #pasteldrawing #pastelportrait #drawing

'Focus', oil on canvas, 76 cm x 76 cm. Painting of my daughter as a baby 🙂 #artwork #artistsontwitter #figurativeart #portraitartist

The first drawing I created of Vinny. He's really so great to create work from. No self consciousness and naturally a very expressive face. That and all that character, perfect ☺️ 'Thoughts', Charcoal on paper, 45 cm x 55 cm #draw #sketch #dailyart #portrait #realism

Portrait I created of my niece Ella as a toddler, pencil and pastel on paper, 50 cm x 58 cm #pencilart #artwork #portraitdrawing #contemporaryrealism #artgallery

'Looking back', pastel and pastel pencil on paper, 54 cm x 68 cm #pasteldrawing #sennelier #classicart #fineart #artcollector #portrait #realismtoday #artistsontwitter

'Self portrait with flowered wall paper', oil on linen, 60 cm x 70 cm #selfportait #artselfie #fineart #womenartists #womenpaintingwomen #portraitartist #portrait

RHA EXHIBITIONS | Mellissa O'Faherty, Turning it Over | open to 6 Feb. View all works in the exhibition and purchase online HERE: rhagallery.viewingrooms.com/viewing-room/7… Image: Melissa O'Faherty, Ciclamen (detail), 2021,

Detail from my oil portrait of my dad 'This too will pass', a personal favourite #portraiture #irishart #womanartist #twitart

Excited to share my portrait of Jordan Dennis titled 'Care' from my carer series, has been selected for the Royal Portrait Society Annual Exhibition. Feel very honored :) Exhibition will run from 5 - 14th of May and will be held at the Mall Galleries in London. mallgalleries

Portrait of Saoirse Ronan, still going to do a few finishing touches when it's fully dry. It's part of a series of portraits I'll be creating of Irish Actresses for a client. Joy to paint #irishactress #saoirseronan #portraitpainting #irishart

Excited to share that my painting Care, has been awarded the The Smallwood Architects Prize for Contextual Portraiture, at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition. The exhibition runs from the 5th - 14th of May at the Mall Galleries. mallgalleries the RP

Archibald Willard's painting as mentioned in Slaughterhouse 5 #currentlyreading #nowreading #amreading

‘Hundreds of thousands of people will flock to the Rijksmuseum by June 4th, retreating from our over-stimulated age, searching for the otherworldly peace and tranquility imparted by Vermeer’s paintings’ Lara Marlowe in today’s The Irish Times irishtimes.com/culture/stage/…

So honored that Tilestyle in partnership with Business to Arts arranged this wonderful event and exhibition of my work. Alongside a celebration of 15 years of the Jim McNaughton/Tilestyle Bursary. Appreciate all your support Business to Arts TileStyle

I felt lucky to buy Catherine Creaney’s spectacular self-portrait at the RHA Gallery: it was a privilege to see it hung in the very affecting show of her work curated by Business to Arts at TileStyle. Last day tomorrow!

Portrait of former Assembly Speaker Mitchel McLaughlin unveiled in Stormont derrynow.com/news/local-new…

The portrait of the former Assembly Speaker, Mitchel McLaughlin was unveiled this week in Parliament Buildings by the current Speaker Edwin Poots. The oil on canvas painting by local artist Catherine Creaney is now on public display in the Great Hall.

📽️The portrait of the former Assembly Speaker, Mitchel McLaughlin was unveiled recently by the current Speaker Edwin Poots and is now on public display in Parliament Buildings. We caught up with Mitchel McLaughlin and the artist Catherine Creaney to find out more 🎨