Art by Jen

Art by Jen Award winning coloured pencil artist. I specialize in realistic portraits. Memorialize your favorite person or animal with a hand drawn work of art.

Now accepting portrait commissions I am a serious coloured pencil collector and creating realistic animal portraits is my passion. I love all animals big and small. Getting lost in the details is my special power.

The lovely Mu, sadly a memorial portrait but now the owner can look at her everyday.
09/05/2026

The lovely Mu, sadly a memorial portrait but now the owner can look at her everyday.

Latest commission. The lovely Mu, sadly a memorial portrait but now the owner will have her on the wall to enjoy.
09/05/2026

Latest commission. The lovely Mu, sadly a memorial portrait but now the owner will have her on the wall to enjoy.

I have been searching for a reference photo go with the idea I had but could not find one. I don't use AI very much but ...
08/19/2026

I have been searching for a reference photo go with the idea I had but could not find one. I don't use AI very much but do find it useful for creating reference photos. I am very careful to add in the prompt that no copyrighted images are to be used when creating the photo. This is the result of my idea. I wanted the cowboy to be blurred in the background so the child was the main focus.

I've been working on a couple of different drawings in between commission work. The reference photo by Karen Jackson was...
08/18/2026

I've been working on a couple of different drawings in between commission work. The reference photo by Karen Jackson was so cute I had to do another one with mice and flowers.

Today is international wolf day. I have always loved wolves, they represent a sense of freedom, fierce protection of the...
08/13/2026

Today is international wolf day. I have always loved wolves, they represent a sense of freedom, fierce protection of their family and are such beautiful creatures. The first time I entered an international juried art competition was with one of my wolf drawings below.
The purpose of this day was established to raise awareness about the ecological importance of wolves, challenge misconceptions, and promote conservation and peaceful coexistence.

Today is world lion day. I love drawing big cats and small ones too. A couple I've created in the last few years.
08/10/2026

Today is world lion day. I love drawing big cats and small ones too. A couple I've created in the last few years.

My latest custom portrait. My client loved his African Grey parrot for many years but sadly didn't have any good photos ...
08/04/2026

My latest custom portrait. My client loved his African Grey parrot for many years but sadly didn't have any good photos of him. We worked together to find the perfect photo reference by Nathalie Burblis. I haven't done a lot of bird portraits and honestly the feathers were definitely a lesson in patience. It all came together and I'm really proud of this one. Client loves it too, which is all that matters. Now on to the next one. ☺️

Come check out my award winning original coloured pencil art, prints and greeting cards tomorrow. I've got some new prin...
07/24/2026

Come check out my award winning original coloured pencil art, prints and greeting cards tomorrow. I've got some new prints and cards and of course lots of originals including the winner of a second place prize at the Calgary Stampede juried art competition.

Introducing Herbie, my latest custom commission. A beautiful and much loved dog that recently got his angel wings. This ...
07/19/2026

Introducing Herbie, my latest custom commission. A beautiful and much loved dog that recently got his angel wings. This one is heading to Ontario as a surprise birthday gift.

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