Portraits Archive
The following are a selection of past commissions, collections and exhibition artworks.
Jenny Eclair
Painting the Comedians Collection 2024
The Poets
Gillian Clarke with Carol Ann Duffy. Painting the Poets collection.
2017 BP Award Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery
122cm x 122cm Oil on Canvas
Jen Brister
Painting the Comedians Collection
2025 Acrylic on Canvas
Jackie Kay
Painting the Poets Collection
2021 Oil on Canvas
Zoe Lyons
Painting the Comedians Collection
2024 Acrylic on Canvas
Portraits painted in live workshop sessions
Gillian Clarke
Painting the Poets Collection
National Library of Wales
2021 Oil on Canvas
Joelle Taylor
Painting the Poets Collection
2020 Oil on Canvas
Kim Moore
Painting the Poets Collection
2019 Oil on Canvas
Melissa Lee-Houghton
Painting the Poets Collection
2019 Oil on Canvas
Sabrina Mahfouz
Painting the Poets Collection
2018 Oil on Canvas
Jackie Kay
Painting the Poets Collection
National Portrait Gallery of Scotland
2021 Oil on Canvas
Victoria Adukwei Bulley
Painting the Poets Collection
2019 Oil on Canvas
Air and Light - Carol Ann Duffy
Painting the Poets Collection
National Portrait Gallery of Scotland
2020 Oil on Canvas
A Portrait of Dame Jane Goodall
Painted during the epidemic in 2021/22. The portrait sittings took place over zoom meetings while isolating in her family home in the United Kingdom.
Glass Ceiling
Self-portrait 2015
Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize Exhibition 2015
She's Gone
Self-portrait 2017
Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize Exhibition 2017
HM Queen Elizabeth II
Commissioned by the Kennel Club in 2013, this portrait replaced the earlier work by Terence Cuneo, which had held its place since 1975. Depicting Her Majesty in an informal moment at the races, the painting reflects the warmth and accessibility that defined her public presence. It stands as a testament to her enduring relationship with the Kennel Club, of which she remained patron throughout her reign.
The portrait hangs at the Kennel Club Headquarters in London and can be seen by appointment.