Jess Kerr Artist

i grew up on the beautiful south coast of england, and moved to australia in my twenties where i'm now settled in perth raising my family and pursuing my dream career as a professional artist. my love of art started when i was very young, and many of my fondest memories involve drawing, experimenting with new art mediums and being taken on trips to the local art shop. although i love working in all art mediums, i tried acrylics in high school and it’s been a match made in heaven ever since! i love the speed at which acrylic paints dry, allowing me to quickly build up layer after layer, creating beautiful depth and detail in my paintings. i work primarily in realism with a focus on portraiture, using a painterly style to capture the emotion and personality of my subject and the relationship between subject(s) and viewer. i specialise in hand painted custom pet portrait commissions, taking great care to capture all the details that make your pet unique. i also have a range of original