Rebecca Evans has been an avid animal lover her whole life. She grew up with horses, dogs, cats, rabbits,and birds as pets. She has worked as a middle school science teacher, but has pursued her passion for art by drawing animals.

While studying art history during her school years, J.W. Turner and the Impressionists made a lasting impression upon her. She honed her skills by taking studio art classes while a student at Oxford, England and while attending Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY. Now after thirty years of drawing as a hobby she focuses her time and talents into developing a portfolio of pet portraits.

Each animal emits its own unique energy. Photography is able to capture at the click of the shutter the pet's look and expression at a fleeting moment in time. During that frozen time,the eyes and luster of the animal's fur reflects the softnees or brightness of the ambient light and the mood. I use a photograph and transform that captured and often treasured memory of the moment through the use of soft pastels.

I select soft pastels because of their ability to reproduce the soft texture of the fur, blending of the sublties of colors inherent in nature. Each animal has a particular look, or expression or trait fully appreciated by its owner. I strive to make the portraits of the pets have depth, personality and the animal's soul conveyed to the viewer.