portraits
Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year - 2023
I was delighted to have the opportunity to paint Richard Curtis as part of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year (Series 10: Episode 2). I was shortlisted for the semi-finals and Richard picked my painting to take home which felt really good.
“Sinead’s a great colourist I dont know how she does it because the colours she uses are quite bonkers actually but somehow shes been able to put them all together and behind it all are those amazing eyes that really engage us”
Close-up of portrait of Richard Curtis by Sinéad Lawless - Sky Arts PAOTY S10:ep02
“Very thoughtful on the eyes. Very worried which I am, to be honest, most of the time.”
‘Impermanence’ - 2022
“Sinead’s fascinating use of color and mark that populates portraits which become almost composite settings [...] to the emergence of the human as a conglomeration of painterly brushmark and color relations”
Clive Myrie - 2021
“The colours are rich and gorgeous and the juicy brushmarks conjure up that three dimensional volume of Clive’s face in a really magical abstract way.
My sort of painting!”
‘Bold Boy’ - 2021
“The portrait not only reflects the essential spirit of me but also captures all kinds of abstract imagery that truly represents me”
