This 9-year-old Russian boy is using his artistic talents to benefit underserved animal shelters.
Pavel Abramov was first inspired to launch his labor of love after his pet dog passed away more than a year and a half ago. As a means of honoring his late companion, he picked up a paintbrush and started accepting online commissions for pet portraits.
In exchange for the masterpieces, Pavel asks his customers to donate pet food and supplies to his local animal shelters in Nizhny Novgorod.
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Pavel is the youngest volunteer at the sole animal shelter in the small city of Arzamas. The shelter cares for about 100 animals at a time, many of which have benefited from Pavel’s contributions.
Pavel and his mother, Ekaterina Bolshakova, collect the donations through their project “Good Paintbrush”. Since many of the youngster’s works are published on the duo’s social media page “What is a Little Volunteer Capable of?”, Pavel has received commissions from as far away as Spain, Germany, and the US.
Over the course of his 2-year mission, Pavel has painted hundreds of pet portraits. Although the Good Paintbrush project has been entirely volunteer-run, he and his mother are now pursuing financial support so they can improve their international commission process and find more ambitious ways of helping shelter animals.
If you want to check out more of Pavel’s work, you can visit his VT or Instagram page.
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