The icon was commissioned in 2024 by Father James Travers, parish priest of Saint Mary’s, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the foundation of Saint Mary’s Mission at Whifflet , Coatbridge, in 1874. The present day church was opened in 1893 and is the oldest Catholic church in Coatbridge. The icon also celebrates the 50th […]

This icon of Servant of God King James VII was commissioned by Anthony Maclsaac in the hope that devotion to James might be rekindled and that his cause for Beatification might become better known. James Stuart was born in 1633 and died in 1701. James was forced into exile but returned to Britain once the […]

This icon was commissioned by my parish priest Father James O’Kane to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his priesthood. The icon contains the elements which Father described as holding a lot of meaning for him: the saints, places and words surrounding the figure of Jesus. The central figure of Jesus walking towards the viewer is […]

I was recently commissioned to create an icon of St. Columba and St. Margaret, both of whom have been important in the life of the client. Included are other important places and people and articles from the gentleman’s life: St. Margaret’s church in Dunfermline; St. Margaret’s chapel in Edinburgh castle; the pilgrim boat in which […]

I recently completed an icon which was commissioned to commemorate the Abbatial Blessing of Fr Martin McLaughlin O.S.B, son of St. Bartholomew’s Parish as Sixth Abbot of Prinknash Abbey on 20th April 2018.

I have recently been commissioned by Barbara Coupar , Director of Catholic Education Scotland, to work on an icon of  “Jesus The Teacher ” for February 2018 to  celebrate the 100th  anniversary of the Education Act, when Catholic schools came under state governance.  The icon’s purpose is to inspire a prayerful focus on the unique […]

Exciting news that the Triptych (three panels) was installed in the sanctuary at St. Joseph’s Greenock this week. The news is that  Fr. John Bollan says they are going down very well with the congregation with “barely a whisper of iconoclasm”.