Welcome to my animal portrait website. I’m Hannelie Gouws, and I have been an animal lover and portrait artist for over 10 years.

 I’m an artist based in Cape Town, South Africa, and I love creating customised hand-painted animal portraits for you in watercolour, pencil, or soft pastel. 

I can also create digitally remastered works if so preferred. My custom animal portraits can be supplied framed or unframed. 

The works that clients ask me to paint are available in a range of sizes. Some examples of my work can be seen on this website or can be viewed on my Facebook and Instagram pages. 

I have been delighting clients with portraits of their beloved animals, created from photos they supply. Many of my portraits are from people who want a lifelike memorial portrait to remember a recently passed, loved pet or animal. With a good photo to work from (or sometimes not so good) and by talking to my client about their animal’s personality, I aim to bring their lost friend to life in the animal portraits I produce. 

Having a painting of the animal we have loved can be very comforting when they have gone.