Nina Squire - Pastel portraits of pets, animals, dogs and horses

I grew up in Devon, living by the coast near Barnstaple. I studied at Falmouth College of Arts in Cornwall gaining a BA Hons in Illustration. I moved to Dorset ten years ago and now take private commissions for a range of subjects including animal portraits, people and favourite local scenes and continue to teach pastel painting and life drawing. I regularly demonstrate at countryside events, I'm artist in residence at Larkhill Point to Point and many of the local shows. Last year I was invited to be artist in residence at The New Forest Show and the Devon County Show with my work featuring in their pre show publicity and during the event in local newspapers

I work mainly in pastel but I have developed a range of styles to suit the variety required for commercial Illustration. I've been taking pastel pet portrait commissions for over 15 years and I am more than happy to take on a variety of subjects.

New - Visit my Blog - Its an online diary of what happening and local events I'm attending.

A Facebook page which you can join through the link below - a great way of keeping in touch.

Stewarts Garden Centre

I have been working with Stewarts Garden Centre to create a series of Illustrations during the last two years. They have generously offered to have a permanent display of my work in the restaurant for their customers. During this year they have hosted both my pastel workshops and new range of greetings cards.

Debby Kirby and I have been working together for the past year to produce collaborative work using my pastels paintings. Debby takes my work and hand dyes silk to compliment the colours, she weaves the silk through the pieces to create silk and paper weavings.