Arty is my middle name

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Jennifer Salvage

Inspiration for the name of my studio comes from my Grandmother, after whom I was given the name ‘Arty’. It’s unusual, but it was strangely prescient and I’m really proud of it.

ArtyJRS is my creative business, which came about after having a play and experiment with a digital tablet, and falling in love with how versatile and flexible a medium it is. I have previously used watercolours and acrylic paints, and am an award-winning ceramicist. Whilst my CV contains science degrees, I have always had a creative streak. During the 2020 lockdown, I was unable to get to my usual studio for access to these mediums and began looking into other ways to keep busy. I started creating portraits of pets for friends and family to cheer them up through an otherwise difficult time. This was a natural progression from my often very animal based sculpture work, which I hope to be able to feature on here again soon. Requests came in for digital commissions, prints and presents for other individuals, so here we are!

This has perfectly combined my love for art and animals, and given me a platform to jump off and experiment with other subjects and styles and to keep making people smile by showing off all the personalities of our beloved pets.

As an independent artist, every enquiry, sale and online visit means the world to me, so a big thank you, and welcome to you all.

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I’ve recently had a lot of fun collaborating with the wonderful small business ‘Planet Wrap It’

My designs are currently featured on their kraft wrapping paper

From doughnuts to dogs!

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This year’s festive card design, featuring the fabulous @rio_venice_chile_thepoodles

Look at their faces! 🤍🩶🖤

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#artyismymiddlename #petportraitartist #artworks_portrait #christmasgi

Day 15 of @dogsinaugust (and for me now stretching into my own Dog-vember) was the kooikerhondje.

Another new breed for me, this one is Dutch, and was bred as a duck decoy dog. Their big, fluffy, white plumed tails would help hunters lure ducks alon

Day 14 of @dogsinaugust was the Sussex spaniel, a vulnerable breed with very few puppies registered each year.

This composition was inspired by some lovely photos by @mrjhackett of the gorgeous Muffin and Harry

#artyismymiddlename #doggust #doggust

Day 13 of @dogsinaugust was the Hellenic hound, a scent hound originating in Ancient Greece.

#artyismymiddlename #doggust #doggust2024 #dogsinaugust #drawingchallenge #petartwork #dogpicoftheday #dogartist #petportraitartist #digitalillustrator #pe

Day 12 of @dogsinaugust is the Black Mouth Cur

Here we are, it’s now dog-tember! I am still going to finish this prompt list, but a little break away in Wales and moving house has meant I haven’t been able to work on these as much as I&r

Day 11 of @dogsinaugust is the Tosa Ken

A slight interlude whilst I moved house! Everything is in chaos currently, but I’m endeavouring to complete doggust, even if it turns into dog-tember, dog-tober and possibly even dog-vember at this rate!

Day 10 of @dogsinaugust is the Norfolk terrier

I got a bit behind on these!
I’m definitely a perfectionist, and often I really want to do the very best I can for owners when I’m drawing their family. It means I spend a lot of time on ea

Day 9 of @dogsinaugust is the Dogue de Bordeaux, a large French mastiff.

This is the lovely Babs, unfortunately no longer with us, who’s family @its_a_dogues_life has these words to say about her:

“She brought endless joy and love into

Day 8 of @dogsinaugust is the Belgian tervurens

Thank you to @bascodaily for being so kind as to letting me use their photos for references for this gorgeous breed. I couldn’t resist capturing this interaction.

As a spaniel owner, I’m

Day 7 of @dogsinaugust it’s the Scottish deerhound.

Thank you to @dave_the_deerhound for kindly letting me use some of their photos for references. I was planning on just drawing Dave, who’s on the right of this drawing, but actually, in

For day 6 of @dogsinaugust I’m jumping over to the alternative list. I saw the prompt ‘silly’ and I couldn’t resist drawing my duo

I have a photo of these two silly spaniels who snuck a long sports sock out of the laundry. We

Day 5 of @dogsinaugust is the Australian kelpie, a herding dog.

This is Odin, and you can see snapshots of his adventures by following @the_travelling_kelpies

I asked Jo, his family, about him and this was their response:

“Odin is my best f

Day 4 of @dogsinaugust is the akbash, a Turkish livestock dog.

This is Elwood, a gentle giant. He lived with the sheep at @blackcatboulder protecting them from coyotes.

#artyismymiddlename #doggust #doggust2024 #dogsinaugust #drawingchallenge #peta

Day 3 of @dogsinaugust is the silken windhound. Another sight hound breed, but a new one for me!

Have you heard of this gorgeous dog before?

#artyismymiddlename #doggust #doggust2024 #dogsinaugust #drawingchallenge #petartwork #beautifuldoggy #do

Day 2 of @dogsinaugust is the whippet. A sight hound known for being speedy! Did you know they can run at an average of 34mph?

This is Walter the Whippet

I’ve included some words from his family below so you can get to know him:

“Walt

It’s the first of august, which means it’s the start of Doggust!

The art challenge where you try to draw and post a dog every day of the month of august organised by @dogsinaugust

Day 1 is the mutt, giving us the chance to celebrate a

A closer look at the bespoke cat portrait I shared in my last post

#artyismymiddlename #fineartpainting #watercolordaily #cuteillustration #watercolorpalette #digitalsketching #uksmallbusiness #womeninbusinessuk #shopsmalluk #catmodels #catartist #p

I also sculpt with clay. I started off as a ceramicist, and whenever possible I’m creating animal based sculpture.

These pieces are not currently featured on this site, but if you’re interested, please click below to have a look at some previous and currently available work.

As I’m currently unable to get into the studio, this is not being added to much at the moment, but you can keep an eye on my Instagram for updates, or use my contact form or email to get in touch about any commissions you might like.

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Arty is my middle name

Meet The Artist

Inspiration for the name of my studio comes from my Grandmother, after whom I was given the name ‘Arty’. It’s unusual, but it was strangely prescient and I’m really proud of it.

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I also sculpt with clay. I started off as a ceramicist, and whenever possible I’m creating animal based sculpture.

Wrapping Paper