A Restaurant Portrait of Peggy O’ Neill’s in Brooklyn, New York

by Jennifer Skopp

A client contacted Jennifer to create a painting or “Restaurant Portrait,” of Peggy O’ Neill’s Restaurant & Bar in Brooklyn, NY. This is where the client's in-laws met in 1983, on St. Patrick’s Day. This portrait was commissioned as a Christmas present. Because the restaurant closed recently, Jennifer had to work from two—not so great—photos that she found on Google. Jennifer added St. Patrick’s Day decorations to liven up the scene.