Some recent portraits of my four nephews and John's nephew (with a curl right in the middle of his forehead), including a few work-in-progress shots that seem to reveal that my portraits of children often start out looking like creepy dolls in horror movies! I always begin with a very rough sketch and 'sculpt' and adjust as I go along.

Just a few of the illustrations (and my Paddy's Day nails) for West of Ireland Folk Tales for Children, written by Rab Fulton and published by The History Press Ireland. More pictures from the book can be found under Illustration.

A commission from last year - a portrait of Emily Anderson (1891-1962) for the Emily Anderson Concert Hall (formerly Aula Maxima Upper) at NUI Galway.

Baboró, the International Arts Festival for Children, is in full swing in venues across Galway city, and they have brought a wonderful exhibition to the O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance at NUI Galway.

Five months ago I didn't even know what a Victorian bathing machine was...