Connemara gelding pastel portrait

I'm still very busy and can't show any progress scans or finished artwork unless the customer is sure it's ok and won't give away any Xmas surprises. I've got one for you to look at!
This is a very special double horse portrait as it actually shows the same Connemara pony gelding. 'San Pedro' - a much loved family pony that sadly passed away last year - was a very dark grey at 4 years old. At 23, he was pure white and I felt that contrasting these two stage of his life would make a great portrait. Here it is - the customer is thrilled with the result.

Welsh Cob gelding portrait finished

I have just finished the pastel portrait of "Ijsbrand", the young Welsh Cob gelding. His name is Dutch and means 'burning sword'. His owner is delighted with the portrait. More horse portraits to come so watch this space!

New horse portrait - Welsh Cob gelding

While I can't show you the cat portrait I am currently working on (it's a present to the client's colleague), I can post a scan of a new horse portrait that I started drawing a couple of days ago. It's a three year-old dark bay Welsh Cob gelding called 'Ijsbrand'. He is being drawn in pastels and this is how far I've got: