Garelochhead pet portraits and pet projects
Whatever is happening in my wee studio at the back of the house is updated on this page. If you ever have any questions, suggestions or just want to say hello my Facebook Messenger is normally online while I work so you can contact me at mikemcmonagleArt on Facebook . Hopefully I will be keeping it up to date.
Oor Nala : A truly beautiful dog with a big personality
A posthumous portrait of Nala, the golden retriever. A truly beautiful dog with a big personality. Nala died a couple of weeks ago, suddenly and too soon. I often join my sister Helen, [...]
The story behind Sadie’s Robins
At my aunt Sadie’s request, I did a series of robins when she returned to Glasgow some years back, after decades in London. She was fascinated by robins and loved the idea of [...]
Baci the Poodle/Spinone cross
'Baci' is a poodle/spinone cross. A very elegant dog. Carbon, #charcoal and #polychromos pencil on 250gsm archival artboard. Signed, sealed and delivered so I can relax and enjoy the weekend sunshine. #spinone #helensburgh [...]
Kobe completed, spray fixed and signed
Kobe completed. Spray fixed, signed and posted. A challenging little fella with unruly hair and doe eyes. I normally try to stick to charcoal and carbon to produce mono images and Kobe's markings were [...]
Character development for new book for Summer 2025
Hippos Can't Play Football! A new book is in the pipeline. It focuses on the very important question on everyone's lips: can Hippos play football? All will be revealed in due course! [...]
Donkeys Love Ginger Biscuits
For years, I have produced finished artwork from commercial designs for household brands, greetings cards and book covers. I had always flirted with the notion of working in the children's end of the [...]
Found my way home
I moved from the Buckingham/London area to my new home in Helensburgh, Scotland and redesigned my life as well as my brand. Here is what you get when you call on me; Thirty years [...]