Acrylic horse portraits

Showcase your equine partner in an elegant portrait that places them on centre stage. A neutral background provides space for your horse to be the primary focus, empowering their individuality to shine.

All acrylic portraits are created with professional-grade paints on gallery style canvas, ensuring the longevity of your painting.

Get in touch with the artist to discuss.

GO FOR SODA | Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 12 x 16

CAN'T BELIEVE | Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 14 x 18

PERFECT POSSIBILITY | Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 12 x 16

STRIKER | Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 14 x 18

CADENCE | Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 20 x 24

PATTI | Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 14 x 18

"I am absolutely amazed by Carolyn's artistry! From a collection of photographs, she created a stunning portrait of my mother's mare. The attention to detail is nothing short of awe-inspiring! She managed to capture not only her appearance, but also her personality. I couldn't be happier with the result and it was a beautiful gift to give. It made my Mom cry tears of joy."

— Olivia K. (Huntsville, MD)
"I would highly recommend that anyone commission Carolyn Nikolai to immortalize their beloved fur babies! She has an incredible talent for capturing the soul and personality of her subjects. She was very professional and friendly taking care of the business side of our order as well. Importantly, her commissions are very reasonably priced. She responded to inquiries quickly and finished our commission by the requested date. She even had it beautifully gift-wrapped for us! The level of detail in her portrait was unbelievable and it felt like we were looking into the horse’s eyes in person. Gorgeous! From now on, I will always be asking Carolyn to lend her talent to capture our dogs and horses – she is just that good."

— Kyla D. (Nepean, ON)

FERNET VM | Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 10 x 12

ISIS, CINDERS, TILLY, RILEY + WINNIE | Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 20 x 48

FANCY NANCY | Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 12 x 12

SWEET POTATO| Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 12 x 16

NOBLE | Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 12 x 16

MIKEY | Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 20 x 24

"Carolyn is so talented and accommodating. She even met with us to go over photos of Faye and helped us decide what would work well together. She used different photos for the background, pose and colouring and made it work so beautifully. This painting so captures Faye; I feel like she’s right in our home! When we unwrapped the parcel, I can honestly say we all said ‘Wow’ at the same time."

— Petra W. (Ottawa, ON)
"Noodles passed away suddenly on August 4th. My daughter, Caroline, was with him at the time. He was such a good little pony boy, and held a special part of our hearts that we commissioned Carolyn to paint his portrait. We are so impressed at how she caught his true character—the expression in his eye, the little tuck of his head, the wind in his mane. This is our Noodles! Thank you so much Carolyn!"

— Linda S. (Oxford Mills, ON)

ESKALINA | Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 20 x 24

MARTY| Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 12 x 16

CLASSIC KNIGHT | Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 24 × 30

SPICE | Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 12 x 16

GRACE | Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 12 × 16

BRONTE | Acrylic on gallery style canvas, 12 x 16

Equestrian portraits

Capturing the beauty and tradition of equestrian sports, bespoke acrylic portraits featuring both horse and rider are available.

Contact the artist to discuss.

Graphite horse portraits

Elegant and timeless, bespoke graphite portraits are also available. Each portrait is created using professional-grade graphite pencils on archival paper to ensure your artwork will last for generations.

Get in touch to commission your own custom graphite portrait.