Pavel, the little painter

Pavel is 11 years old and lives in the Russian city Arzamas. He loves to paint and paints all the time. His favourite motifs are pets – cats, dogs, guinea pigs and even horses. He prefers acrylic paint and loves colours. Since he was 4 years old he has been practicing painting and his first small successes came about quickly: for some years now, people have commissioned him to portray their pets. Pavel started a non-profit initiative, together with his mother, called “The Kind Paintbrush”, a kind of homage to his beloved four-legged friends. The first paintings were posted on Pavels instagram account and then the commissions started coming in. Pavel is so well-known that he even gets commissions from other countries, like Spain, Germany, France, the USA and Latvia. Customers send a photo and a story of their pets. The little artist does not get paid in money for his work, but rather in pet food, medicine and other necessary products for animal shelters.