Animal portraits
Below are examples of more commissioned work showing a selection of horses, cats and dogs. Capturing the spirit of the horse on paper is strong interest of mine. I feel horses are such majestic animals and each one tells a story of its own. I especially enjoyed the pastel below of "Belgo", it was lovely to work on an image of a horse in training as i liked getting the fine detail of the musculature across his neck and topline.
![Equine Commission](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/PASTEL4_thumb_1.jpg)
Equine Commission
![Horse pastel](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/PASTEL7_thumb_1.jpg)
Horse pastel
![Pastel Portrait](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/neroforclikpic_thumb_1.jpg)
Pastel Portrait
![Pastel portrait study](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/clickpic_thumb_1.jpg)
Pastel portrait study
![Final Pastel Painting](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/click_picDSC_9763_thumb_1.jpg)
Final Pastel Painting
!["On Alert" pastel painting. Original photograph by Jon Evans an amazing photographer. Kindly used with his permission](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/DSC_4668harejonevansclikpic_thumb_1.jpg)
"On Alert" pastel painting. Original photograph by Jon Evans an amazing photographer. Kindly used with his permission
![Pastel Fox in the Snow](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/fox_thumb_1.jpg)
Pastel Fox in the Snow
![Call of The Wild](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/call_of_the_wild_thumb_1.jpg)
Call of The Wild
![common kingfishr](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/common_kingfisher_thumb_1.jpg)
common kingfishr
![RedFox](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/Red_Fox_thumb_1.jpg)
RedFox
![Pastel Commission](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/4A6EA927-2B4A-41DF-8BBCEEFCFB4E97A8_thumb.jpg)
Pastel Commission
![cat pastel](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/PASTEL6_thumb_1.jpg)
cat pastel
![Final Pastel Painting](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/clikpictiggerLisa_thumb_2.jpg)
Final Pastel Painting
![Nightwatch Pastel Painting](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/clikpicbengalpastel_thumb_1.jpg)
Nightwatch Pastel Painting
![pastel painting Bengal cat](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/panashepastel_167_thumb_1.jpg)
pastel painting Bengal cat
![Black cat pastel painting on velour](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/pastel_thumb_1.jpg)
Black cat pastel painting on velour
![labrador pastel](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/PASTEL1_thumb_1.jpg)
labrador pastel
![Border Collie "Millie" in the snow!](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/clickpic9841milliadj1_thumb_1.jpg)
Border Collie "Millie" in the snow!
![Spaniel pastel painting pastel mat](https://amazon.clikpic.com/anavlis/images/IMG_7225Spanielclikpic_thumb_1.jpg)