Custom Pet Portraits

Update 2/27/24: 

Wowz! I just updated this post with tons more pet paintings. 

There are over 300 Custom Pet Portraits here (and many more are not shown because I had a computer disaster and lost many art files.)

Enjoy!

Ordering Info here: Custom Pet Portrait Shop

Josie

Penny

Olive

Melba

Bruno

Samwise

Pillow

Audrey

Oke

Maggie

Onni

Frida and Bishi

Buddy

Sami

Zella

Pollack

Alice

Anchovy Approves

James' Cats

Barley

Murphy (He ate a lipstick!)

Ely

Izzy, Lucy, Noki, Ollie

Paul

Banjo & Coco

Banksy

Baxter

Camu

Max & Nietsche

Max Approves

Charlie

Toby

Harper

(Collie)

Bruce

Dixie

Fairmount Fudge

Finn

FooFoo McButtersby

George

Gucci

Jake & Bristol

Lucie

Maya

Ollie

Raccoo

Sully

Viggo & Waffles

Harper

For Amy

Bobbi

Buddy

Casey & Jaques

Cheid

Chopstick

Cilla

Deuce x3

Dill E. Pickles

Duncan

Finn

Franklin

Ginger

Frijoles & Oso

Horses!

Howie

Jazz

For Jodi and Farmer

For Joe and Jenn

Kaiser

Ladybug & Pippi

Maisy May Morgan

Miss Mabel and Salvador Dali

Mochi

Mrs. Phyldia Featherbottom

Nia

Petey

Piglet

Piglet Approves

Pippi

Ruby

Rudy

Shark, Hank, Maizy

For Susan

Sylvie

Tofu Puff & Mochi

Violet

Wilbur, Fred, & Semi

Yoda

Abby

Argos

Bourbon & Chester

Charlie & T2

Finn

Frida

Goo & Lambchop

Grover

Grover Approves

Honey Sue

Honey

Ivy

Lily

Maya

Millicent

Mischa

Mori

Mr. T

Ripley & Nico

Stanley

Stripe & Spot in the towel shelf

For Holly

Brownie

Maddy

Ronnie

Bacon Jack & Spike

Chloe

Chloe Approves

Chuck

Conley

Daisey

Edison

Franny Ann

Keiko & Kichiro

Leon

Mina

Olie

Ollie

Abbot Addie and Dalby

Sid & Buddy

Trigger

Whiskey & Clue

Piglet

River

Sally

Brewtus & Daisy

For Colin

Darwin

Feisty & Crabby

For Guy

Gypsy

Jacks

Jean Luc

Jett

Julio

For Kathleen

Leroy & Jackie

Leroy

McKinley

Nica

Oliver

Ruby

Rudy

Ruth

Winnie

Xander & Julius

Yofi

Callie

Chief

Etta

For Callie

Franny

Greta

Kirby

Lola

Moneky

Mr. Funk   

Penny

Ruby

Sadie

Zola

Figgy

Hazel

Jackie and Daniel Of Hollywood

Lucy

Snoopy

Spike

Torbin

Zelda

Masha

Risdon

Ruby

Sunshine

Sid

Woodrow

Belle, Ginger and Lucy, 2015

Yep- I do fish too! This is Bon Bon, 2015

Brandi, 2015

Buster, 2015

Cody, 2015

Matilda, 2015

Dutch & Ole, 2015

Finn, 2015

Izzy, 2015

Jake, 2015

Jasmine, 2015

Leroy & Vinny, 2015

Mabel & Olive, 2015

Max, 2015

Nutmeg, 2015

Officer Mike, 2015

Montey and Mike Approve

Sammy, 2015

Susie, 2015

Tippi, 2015

Baxter and Emily, 2014

CeCe, 2014

Conan, 2014

Cuddles, 2014

Etta, 2014

Freyja, 2014

Harvey, 2014

Karma, 2014

Leroy & Jackie

Lily, 2014

Marx, 2014

MonekyBear, 2014

Morgan, 2014

Moxie, 2014

Nami & Harley, 2014

Nina, 2014

Oliver, 2014

Ollie, 2014

Salvador, 2014

Sparky, 2014

Trudy, Lil' Bub (YEP, THAT LIL BUB!), and Spooky, 2014

Ted, 2014

W, 2014

Zoe, 2014

Casey Jones, 2013

Chloe, 2013

Cooper, 2013

Damen, 2013

Dude & Goo, 2013

Jack, 2013

Loki, 2013

Piglet, 2013

Thor, 2013

Tut, 2013

Ada, 2012

Ada, 2012

C4, 2012

Chaney, 2012

Duncan, 2012

Emma, 2012

Izzy, 2012

Lola, 2012

Max, 2012

Pup, 2012

Spooky & Simon, 2012

Scout, 2012

Tiddlywinks, 2012

Charlie, 2012

Suzy, 2012

Drag, 2012

Bernie, 2012

Tribute to Vito, "absolute coolest dog ever", 2012

Felix , 2012

A tribute to Lilly- bubble bath! So sweet. , 2012

Kay Thxbai KerrCady and Pica DeGallo KerrCady, aka "Pickles Jones" ;0), 2012

Loki, 2012

Stormy and Sam, 2012

Buddy, 2012

Casper, Yvette and Angelica, 2012

Sukha, 2012

Piggy, 2012

Zoey, 2012

Fred- handsome devil!, 2012

Milo, 2011

Louis, 2011

Lupe and JoJo, 2011

Maddy, 2011

Bailey, 2011

Beautiful Decay: Book 6

My painting, "Pair" is in Beautiful Decay's Book 6!
I'm so exicted. I love Beautiful Decay!

In the Neighborhood

I have some paintings up at Rue 48 in Minneapolis. Stop in and say hello to them?

Illustrations for NIDO Magazine

I made three illustrations to accompany a children's story in NIDO, a German family/parenting magazine.

It is a beautiful magazine...I wish I could read/speak German. ;0)

3 more NEW prints!

I have three new prints available in my Etsy shop!
Rooster, Gentle Giant and Listen.

Check out ALL of my available prints here.

Very Special THANK YOU to Sebastian Foster Gallery for creating these prints! You can find some seriously awesome prints and original artwork on their website.

Various Projects

I have been working on all kinds of fun projects!

I painted up this wooden hat/wig stand that I found at a garage sale. I wish I had a bazillion more of these to work with...SO FUN!
More views here.

This is one of three paintings I did as illustrations for a story in an upcoming issue of Nido, a german parenting/family magazine. This poor little schoolgirl is lamenting her lost love. =0(

I have also been making some custom pet portraits. This is Vinnie.
See "Apollo" and "Marcy" here.

and...I've been making lots of new paintings too!

More paintings in my Etsy shop...
Thanks for looking.

Opening Night Photos

Photos from Poster Cabaret's annual Bicycle Print Show on May 5th at Gallery Black Lagoon in Austin, TX.



* More photos from the opening here.
* Prints from the show available here.

Surf Board!

Jasper, from Australia, painted my "Bear" design onto his surfboard!

superRAD!!!

Where My Art Lives Now

Every so often one of my lovely patrons posts/sends me a photo of my art in their home. I just love seeing where my art lives now and thought I'd share a few of the photos here. Always fun to peek into other people's spaces, yes?

photo from Anna in Germany


photo by Holly Becker from Decor8 (also in Germany)


photos from Sara (artist and collector extraordinaire) in Kansas City


Lindsay and Chris from Minneapolis where featured on the DIY Network show "I Hate My Kitchen!" More photos from their remodel project here...two of my prints and my bicycle painting are shown in the photo above...


photo by Kate from NY (tour her entire pad over at Apartment Therapy!)



photos from Jessie in Illinios


Two custom shooting targets (and matching custom Munnys) for Stephen & Doug of Minneapolis in their beautiful green kitchen.


photo by Ruth and Christi from Minneapolis


photo by Amy Rice from Minneapolis


photo from Teri and Dave in Atlanta

I spotted one of my prints in this article about...shelves.
AND Hey, that's Michael from SooVAC!
(Photo by Tom Wallace for Minneapolis Star Tribune)

photo by Beth in Iowa

Thank you to everyone above for allowing me to share these photos!

Art-A-Whirl 2011

Some of my paintings will be on display at Gallery Co during the annual NE Minneapolis art crawl Art-A-Whirl.
Fri 5pm -10pm
Sat Noon- 8pm
Sun Noon - 5pm

Gallery Co
Northrup King Building, Studio 194 (Dock 7 at the main parking lot)
http://www.galleryco.net

New Custom Munny

I was recently commissioned to make another custom Munny design- based on my Cat painting (below.)

I really enjoy working on these little guys. Painting on a 3D object is a whole new animal.

Shadow Puppet Animation

UPDATE: Now with 100% more BEER!
The Science Museum has decided to host this event at the Chatterbox Pub in St Paul!


I will be presenting a class about how to make a
Shadow Puppet Animation
at the Science Museum of Minnesota on May 4th, 2011
as part of their Making After Hours series.

"Making After Hours is a series of art, technology, and engineering workshops for adults (18+) that takes place once a month from February through August. The workshops include an introduction led by a guest artist, materials and technology you can use in your project, and a great atmosphere for "making" after work.

(some of the puppets I made for this project)

* Cost: $18 ($15 for Science Museum members)
* Reserve a seat now by calling (651) 221-4511

Jennifer Davis is a drawing and painting artist that has shown her work extensively in the Twin Cities, and most recently at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts/MAEP Gallery. Although not a shadow puppet artist, Jennifer's characters translate well into silhouettes, combined with stop motion animation, her narrative paintings come to life. Jennifer will give a brief presentation of her work then lead in the instruction of making character silhouettes. A Science Museum of Minnesota instructor will demonstrate the SAM animation software. All supplies for this workshop are included in admission price. Take home the puppets you make and a link to your downloadable movie."

Before I became involved in this project I had never made a "shadow puppet" much less an animation. The technology is really simple and intuitive and I had an absolute blast making my little cat movie. I think this class is going to be a lot of fun. Join me, won't you?

Poster Cabaret Bicycle Print Show

Poster Cabaret's annual Bicycle Print Show!

Thursday, May 5, 6-9pm
at Gallery Black Lagoon in Austin, TX.
Full scoop here.



Featuring fine art prints and posters by:
* Aesthetic Apparatus * Alberto Cerriteno * Andy Vastagh * Blanca Gomez * Bobby Dixon * Brainstorm * Brent Couchman * Brian Turner (Cricket Press) * Bryan Keplesky * Clint Wilson * Cody Haltom (Public School) * Cole Gerst * Dan Black (Landland) * Dan Grzecav * Dan Padavic (Vahalla) * Dario Pegoretti (Pegoretti bicycles) * Delicious Design League * Diana Sudyka * Dirk Fowler * DKNG * Don Clark (Invisible Creature) * Doublenaut * Eleanor Grosch * Evan B. Harris * Gary Houston * Greg Pizzoli * Hollie Chastain * Jaime Cervantes * Jared Connor * Jason Munn * Jay Ryan * Jennifer Davis * Jes Seamans (Landland) * John Vogl * Justin Cox (Public School) * Justin Santora * Leandro Castelao * Little Friends of Printmaking * Mara Piccione * Mat Daly * Matthew Genitempo * Methane Studios * Michael Motorcycle * Mike Klay (Powerslide Design) * Nate Duval * Rand Renfrow * Ryan Clark (Invisible Creature) * Sasha Barr * Scott C * Sonnenzimmer * Tad Carpenter (Vahalla) * Tim Doyle * Travis Bone (Furturtle Printworks) * Ty Wilkins * Will Bryant (Public School) * Will Manville

Open Studio Event!

Jennifer Davis and Amy Rice Open Studio Event
ONE DAY ONLY- Saturday, April 9th, 2011, 12-5pm
Featuring prints, posters, paintings, drawings, greeting cards...

My friend, Amy Rice, has generously offered to share the walls of her beautiful studio with me for the California Building's monthly "2nd Saturdays" open studio crawl event.

Tons of art!
Come and visit!

California Building - studio 602
2205 California Street NE
Minneapolis, MN

Inside Out: The Self Portrait Show

^ yup. that's me.

"It is often said that every work of art is a self-portrait, and to some degree this is certainly true. However, most art - in content, theme or intention is not about the self. Artists explore myriad facets of the universe, the natural, the social, and the abstract. The Self-portrait is the most personal form of artistic expression. Making the self more public is a tingly experience. There is thrill and trepidation. It is an acutely focused, conscious choice about revealing and concealing elements of the self."

Opening Reception: This Sat March 12, 6pm-9pm
Hennes Art Company
Show runs through April 30, 2011

* A review of the show at MplsArt.com
* Read more about the show in City Pages and South of Canada.

t-shirts

I designed a t-shirt for Minneapolis band Tapes 'n Tapes!
It is available now on their website!

Wild Things @ View Art Gallery, Canada

"Wild Things"
New works by Dave Barnes and Jennifer Davis
at View Art Gallery
Victoria, BC, Canada

- gentle giant, acrylic/graphite/charcoal, 12x16" (SOLD)

March 18 - April 16, 2011
Opening reception:
Friday, March 18, 6-9pm
* Facebook Event page here.
* Please visit the gallery website to see all of the works from the show!

I made a Facebook page for my art stuffs.

Join me?
Jennifer Davis Art on Facebook.

Do you have an art page on FB?
I know I'll LIKE it! ;0)

Self Portraits

Eeeeeek!
I have been painting self portraits for an upcoming group show in Mpls.
"Inside Out: The Self Portrait Show
26 artists make themselves the object of their expression."

I have never really done this before. It is quite scary!

On a kind-of-related note:
This post over at ArtHound
How do you feel about portraits of strangers?

Help Me Decide?

UPDATE:
Sebastian Foster, online purveyor of totally rad paintings and prints, is going to produce all three of these prints for me!
"Remember" came out on top so they are printing a larger edition of that print. I will make a new post when the prints are released.
Thank you all so much for your comments and emails. You are the bests! xoxoxo


Will you help me decide which print to produce?

#1 Navigator, #2 Remember, & #3 Bike Ride
(click to enlarge)

I am indecisive and would really appreciate any input!
Rank them in a comment (below) or let me know what you think via email? jenniferdavisart@gmail.com
Pretty please and Thank you! ;0) xo-jd