Gary Stinton is a British artist recognised for his striking and lifelike pastel portraits of animals, particularly big cats and hounds. Based in Herefordshire, he has been represented for many years by the Jonathan Cooper Gallery in London, where his work is regularly exhibited. Stinton works predominantly in pastel on museum board, a medium that allows him to capture surface texture, expressive detail and the presence of his subjects with remarkable clarity. His paintings range from intimate head studies to larger compositions that convey the physicality and character of each animal with careful observation and technical finesse. His work is held in private collections internationally and is featured in the permanent collection of the Museum of Hounds and Hunting in Virginia, USA.

VWH (Veil of the White Horse) Fox Hounds exemplifies Stinton’s ability to portray dogs with compositional elegance and sensitive attention to individual expression. The group of hounds is arranged with a naturalistic sense of interaction and rhythm, while the soft pastel technique emphasises the texture of their coats and the subtle interplay of light and shadow. Rather than focusing on narrative, the painting invites close attention to the personalities of the animals and the quiet intensity of their collective presence.