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Animal Portraits

A realistic painting of a snow leopard lying on the ground, facing left, with detailed fur and markings on a plain background.
10+ Portraits Completed
30–100 Hours Per Piece

Each portrait is a labor of love—capturing the spirit, personality, and unique character of beloved companions through the timeless medium of colored pencil.

A mural of a snow leopard sitting on a rock in a mountainous landscape with colorful prayer flags hanging in the background.

Featured Work

Between Prayers and Peaks

2025 Grand Champion

Winner of the Snow Leopard Conservancy's 2025 Art and Poetry Contest. This piece depicts a snow leopard perched among the Himalayan peaks, framed by colorful Tibetan prayer flags—a tribute to these elusive cats and the sacred landscapes they call home.

Medium Colored Pencil
Year 2025
Recognition Grand Champion
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A detailed illustration of a snow leopard lying down on the ground, with a white background, showing the animal's spots and expressive face.

Orya

A realistic portrait of a Maine Coon cat with long fur and pointed ears, set against a plain background.

Ginger

Colorful drawing of a brown horse with a white blaze on its face, wearing a black bridle and reins, with a white mane.

Curious Haflinger

A realistic colored pencil drawing of a cat's face with detailed fur and green eyes, on a white background.

Peanut

Portrait of a young dog with brown fur, floppy ears, and expressive eyes, rendered in colored pencil.

Young Charlie

Colored pencil drawing of a cat's face with green eyes, pink nose, and fur in shades of brown, orange, and white. The artist's signature, Katrina Brye, is at the bottom.

Junior

Black Lab

Black Lab
Haflinger

Haflinger
Exploration

Exploration
Fortis In Arduis

Fortis In Arduis
Semper Fortis

Semper Fortis
Xander

Xander
Rascal

Rascal
Chippy

Chippy
Ginger

Ginger
Curious Haflinger

Curious Haflinger
Junior

Junior