query: occupation joel walker 
supports: An animal painter is an artist who specialises in (or is known for their skill in) the portrayal of animals. An animalier is an artist, mainly from the 19th century, who specializes in, or is known for, skill in the realistic portrayal of animals. "Animal painter" is the more general term for earlier artists. Although the work may be in any genre or format, the term is most often applied to sculptors and painters. An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only. The term is often used in the entertainment business, especially in a business context, for musicians and other performers (less often for actors). "Artiste" (the French for artist) is a variant used in English only in this context. Use of the term to describe writers, for example, is valid, but less common, and mostly restricted to contexts like criticism. Joel ( Jo ) Walker , also known as JOEL or Sculptress JOEL is an English sculptor , animalier , known for depicting animals . She was commissioned to make a statue of a dog for Garsdale railway station ( Settle - Carlisle Railway ) . She was chosen for her detailed work , and portraits of animals . This project attracted the attention of the media including the national press . She has won prizes for her work including the Gift of the Year award 1994 ( Collectibles and Figurines ) . Her work is generally figurative in style , capturing the detailed expressions and attributes of her subjects . Most sculptures are cast by the lost wax process into Bronze . Her sculptures have also been used by different Societies as awards and trophies , and in the past she has specialized in the portraits of famous breeds of horses , such as the Shire horse and Shetland ponies . This led to the commission of the centenary sculptures for the Welsh Pony and Cob Society Another sculpture by the Sculptress JOEL of a famous equestrian subject is that of Lady Godiva . This brave lady is shown to be riding out on her quest for justice , her head lifted up , one hand holding the mane of the fine Spanish stallion and her other hand gripping the folds of her fallen cloak .
candidates: academic artist general painter
answer: painter