Jim McPartlin offers a service that brings a whole new meaning to having your house painted. An artist who confesses to a long love affair with buildings, McPartlin will paint a watercolour or Indian ink portrait of your house.

A recent commission was for a woman working in Brussels of her house on Morehampton Road in Donnybrook. "I did another one for a family who were sending it to their son living abroad to remind him of the homestead."

Some hang the paintings in the livingroom as a conversation point. McPartlin says his subjects tend to be "houses of character or houses near a well-known landmark or points of interest. Often they have Georgian facades". The paintings vary in size but one of 24 x 20 inches would cost from €380-€400.

Jim McPartlin can be contacted on 087 7576846