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

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

Portrait of former Assembly Speaker Mitchel McLaughlin unveiled in Stormont

I felt lucky to buy @catherincreaney’s spectacular self-portrait at the @RHAGallery: it was a privilege to see it hung in the very affecting show of her work curated by @businesstoarts at @TileStyle. Last day tomorrow!

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 @businesstoarts @TileStyle

‘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’ @LaraMarlowe in today’s @IrishTimes https://t.co/ftbquAvrjx

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

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 @RP_portraits

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 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

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

RHA EXHIBITIONS | Mellissa O'Faherty, Turning it Over | open to 6 Feb. View all works in the exhibition and purchase online HERE: https://t.co/JcqA9piitx Image: Melissa O'Faherty, Ciclamen (detail), 2021,

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

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

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

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

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

'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

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

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