Child's painting of a male figure on a background of brown and dark blue.
Hugo Cashell, Gill in the Garden and the Sun is Setting. © Hugo Cashell. Photo, National Gallery of Ireland.


Hugo Cashell

Age 5

Gill in the Garden and the Sun is Setting, 2024

Acrylic ink on paper 

Hugo painted the portrait of his mum Gill in his granny’s garden. He chose his mum and his granny’s garden because ‘they both smell nice’, and he painted the sun setting as he loves the beautiful colours a sunset creates. Hugo sketched his picture first on paper and then painted the colours using acrylic inks and his mum’s paint brushes.

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