Artist Bio of Master American Illustrator, Fine Artist and Cartoonist Jess Perna
Oil paintings, portraits, magazine covers, watercolors, books,
testimonials and client list of a prolific American artist's studio.
My Drawing 1977 - Age 5
Let's just say I like to draw a lot.
I was four when I became obsessed with drawing and have been working hard on improving ever since. I received my first commission for a magazine cover at age 11 and at 15 started art college earning a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in NYC. I instructed art students in Cartoon Illustration at Queens College for three years.
The list on the left and top will guide you to view some of my art. Don't see what you need?
Give us a call 800-493-3239.
Testimonials
"This is much better than the drawings of me in the newspaper!”
Honorable David Dinkins, Mayor of NYC
“What a great drawing…You are very talented! Thanks!”
Jimmy Smits, Star of NYPD Blue
“Jess was absolutely the hit of our holiday party!”
International Herald Tribune.
"Oooo, that came out really good!"
Toni Braxton, Singing Star
Artist Jess Perna Sketching in a 2006 photo
"The more things change,the more they stay the same."
Galleries, Press and Licensing Art
2023 David's Bridal Pearl Magazine
2022 Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA - Custom Artwork Commissioned Artist and Original Representational Paintings
2022 Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA 5/15/2022 – 7/3/2022 “Minis 2022”
2022 Temenos Literary Journal Illustrations for Spring Issue
2022 Present youtube.com/channel/UCiqALnLl4J22qJ8ea2Z0Jsg
2022 Present Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ Art Catalogue
2021 latazzapienafineartgallery.com
2021 JessPernaFineArt.com
2021 Present Heather Pilapil's Online Gallery, Temecula, CA
2018 Piatnik.com
2018 Tile by Design
2000 - Featured guest on cable TV in Virginia the “Here and Now” show.
1996 - Soundview Art Gallery, Port Jefferson, New York
New York Art Directors League
Will Eisner's Gallery - Best of Student Art
The Society of Illustrators Scholarship Competition
The School of Visual Arts Annual Illustration Portfolio 13 - Best of Senior Work
The School of Visual Arts Annual Spring Illustration Show
Oil self-portrait painted 20 years
after this photo was taken.
Artist Jess Perna 2022
A List of Some of Jess'
Better Known Clients for Ads, Publishing and Events
* ABC Television "Dating in the Dark"
* Accentient
* Ace Beverage Company
* Action Real Estate
* AcuityStrategy.com
* Adams Pool Specialties
* Admiral Plumbing
* Aetna Life Insurance Company
* Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
* Allen Realty Group
* American Eagle Outfitters
* American Plumbing and Drain
* American Red Ball
* Amy Keel Designs
* Anthem Publishing Ltd
* Arcus Technology
* Atlanta Area Property
* Atomo Design
* Backcountry Edge, Inc.
* Barkleys Bank
* BASF Chemical Company
* BBC
* Benchmark Assisted Living
* Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices
* Berkshire Hathaway Sarver Realty
* Better Heath Magazine
* Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate
* Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
* Black Oak Associates, Inc.
* Bloomberg Radio
* Blue Cross/Blue Shield of NY NJ and Ill
* BNBuilders.com
* British Petroleum
* Build-A-Bear Workshop Giant
Coloring Books
* Bureau of Immigration and Customs
* Business Interiors by Staples
* Cable-Dahmer Chevrolet
* Capital One
* Carbide Monster Tool Company
* Carlsbad High School
* The Carpet Beaters, Inc.
* Century 21 American Homes
* Century 21 Cherie Schulz Realty
* Century 21 Heritage Group
* Clairemont Girls Fast Pitch Softball League
* Chiclets
* Chrysler Capitol
* Citigroup Smith Barney
* City Lights Realty
* City of Denison, Texas
* CNBC
* Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
* Coldwell Banker
* Coldwell Banker Action Realty
* Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
* Coldwell Banker Residential Realty
* Coldwell Banker Schniedmiller
Real Estate
* Coldwell Banker Shook
* Coldwell Banker West
* Colonial Life Insurance Company
* Compressed Panel Association
* Countrywide Financial Corp.
* Countrywide Insurance
* Creative Volcano UK
* CW Post, LI University
* Daily Planet Marketing
* Dallas Metro North KW Realty
* Darren Murtha Developer
* David E. Kelley Productions
* Diamond Realty and Associates
* Digital Creative, Amsterdam
* Dodge
* Dometic
* Dover Corp.
* E.A.B. Bank
* EarlWayne.com
* Edina Realty
* Edwards Life Sciences
* Elams Captain Comfort
* Emerald at Queensridge
* Empire Homes and Commercial
* Enterprise Ireland
* ERA Legacy Realty
* EventSolutions.com
* Execuhome Realty
* Fairfield Memorial Hospital
* Fedex
* Fisher-Price (Imaginext)
* Florida Hospital Tampa
* Focus Counselling Service Team
* Fordham University
* 4C Foods Corporation
* FRA, RISE & ARK Group US.com
* Freedom Realty
* Fusion Exterminators
* Cal and Go and Friends Books
* Gardner Middle School
* GlaxoSmithKline
* Glen Cove High School
* GoGiraffeGo.Com
* Guaranty Bank
* Hair Magic Salon
* Hall Realty
* Happy Homes Realty
* Harrah's Casino
* Health and Hospital Union Local #1199
* Hendricks Power Cooperative
* Heritage College
* Hilton Hotel Downtown Miami
* Hofstra University
* Holloway Group Real Estate
* Honey Bear Books
* Hon. David Dinkins
* HRF, Inc.
* Hyder Group - LA and NYC
* IMedia Realty
* Infinity Realty Group
* International Herald Tribune
* Kimm Hackett
* J.C. Penney Co.
* Jet Blue Airline
* J.J. Guida Airport Realty
* JJ The Jet Plane Productions
* J. Walter Thompson
* Jacoby and Meyers
* Keller Williams First Coast Realty
* Keller Williams Platinum Partners
* Keller Williams Premier Partners
* Keller Williams Premier Properties
* Keller Williams Realty NE
* Keller Williams Real Estate
* Keller Williams Realty
* Keller Williams Realty Partners
* Keller Williams Realty Phoenix
* Keller Williams Realty Professionals* Kellogg's
* KidQuest, Inc.
* Kids Books, LLC
* Kindercare
* King Medical Supply
* Kodansha (Medabots)
* Knight’s of Columbus
* Kravitz Jewelers
* Landco
* La Puente High School
* La Quinta High School
* Latter and Blum Realty
* Laughlin Ranch Golf Club
* Leisure Arts
* Link-Belt Construction
Equipment Co.
* Liberty Tax Service
* Lighthouse Electric Company, Inc.
* Lifenet4Families
* Lincoln Financial Group
* Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
* Lueder Construction Co.
* Lyon Real Estate
* Margarita Middle School
* Mark Allan Felton
* Mario Joyner
* Marriott
* Marshall High School
* Marvel Electrical\
* Mary Maxim
* Mary Mount College
* Mattel (Hot Wheels Series Books)
* McGlone Mortgage
* Merrill Lynch
* Michigan Health Coach
* Modern Day Real Estate
* Modern Plumbing, Inc.
* Monmouth College
* Monster Tool
* Motorola
* Mount Saint Mary College
* MT mediagroep
* Multipoint Strategies
* MyDriveFm.com Radio
* Microsoft
* Mighty Beanz & Moose Enterprise
Pty Ltd.
* Millennium Realty Group, Inc.
* Miller and Associates Realty Co.
* Milltek
* MNI
* Modern Broker
* Modern Publishing
*NASA
* National Restaurant Education
Association Education Fund
* Nature’s Bounty
* Neptuno Films (Connie the Cow)
* Newport Beach Yacht Club
* Newsday Kidsday Supplement
* Newtown High School
* New York Stock Exchange
* Nicky Hilton
* Niehaus and Associates, Inc.
* Nissan Mazda Infiniti of Elk Grove
* Noggin L.L. C.
* Norcoast Mechanical, Inc.
* Nordstroms
* Nuix.com
* NYE Elementary School
* 101 Things
* Orange County Choppers
* Ottawa Business Interiors
* Owens Corning
* Oxford University
* Coastproduce.com
* Pace University
* Pacific Shores Realty
* Panda Express
* Paulson Reporting
* Peace of Mind Property
* Pemberton Holmes Real Estate
* Pennysaver
* Pepperdine University
* Personal Touch Lingerie
* Petco
* Philip Morris
* Planet Hockey, Inc.
* Platinum Mortgage Group
* Portland Winter Hawks
* Polytechnic Institute
* Premier Living Properties
* Proctor & Gamble
* Promedeus Arts, Inc.
* Prudential One Realty Centre
* Prudential Preferred Realty
* Prudential Real Estate
* Purchase College
* Queens College
* RH Donnelly
* Radiant Heat Panel Association
* Ramapo College
* Rasta Impasta Costumes
* Realty One Group
* Red Eagle Ventures
* Red Hot Studios
* RE/MAX Advantage
* RE/MAX Advantage Plus
* RE/MAX Affiliates
* RE/MAX Best Choice
* RE/MAX Centerstone
* RE/MAX Central Properties
* RE/MAX Central Realty
* RE/MAX Champions
* RE/MAX Classic
* RE/MAX Encore
* RE/MAX Executives
* RE/MAX Exceptional Properties
* RE/'MAX Land & Homes
* RE/MAX Lifestyles
* RE/MAX Masters
* RE/MAX Property Promotions
* RE/MAX Pros
* RE/MAX Realty Specialists
* RE/MAX Results
* RE/MAX Signature
* RE/MAX Southern Charm
* REVERIE 21, Inc.
* Rider College
* RiseHealth.org Conference 2020
* Rise Realty and Mgmt Co.
* Roche Laboratories
* Rocky Springs Realty
* Ross Stores
* RoxieCars.com
* Royal LePage Realty
* Sage Software
* St. Luke's Rehabilitation
* San Diego Trust Bank
* San Joaquin Community Hospital
* SDGE
* Sanyo
* Sanrio, Inc.
* Sarpy Public County
Public Defender's Office
* Scholastic Publishing
* Scimcon LTD
* Scripps Green Hospital
* Senator Linda Valentino
* Sensus Conservation Solutions
* Seven Eleven Store
* Signature Service Real Estate
* Singing Telegrams USA
* Sioux Steel
* Six Flags Fiesta Texas
* Soctopus Characters TM
* Soldera Properites
* Sotheby's International Realty
* Southwest Realty
* Spencers Property
* Spider Marketing Solutions
* Staples
* Star One Realtors
* State Farm Insurance
* Sterling Financial
* Stony Brook University
* Stuart’s Plumbing
* Summit America, LLC.
* Summit Asset Management
* SunCal Real Estate
* Switch Electrical Contractors, Inc.
* Tapan Zee High School
* TDG Realty
* TeamRKG
* TEVA LATAM
* Texaco
* Texas Ally Real Estate Group
* Texas Elite Real Estate
* Texas Instruments
* The Advantage Newspaper
* The Agent Owned Realty Co.
* The Ashkinos Group | RE/MAX Trinity
* The City of Georgetown, Texas
* The Maine Real Estate Network
* The Planet Earth
* The Priority Group - PriorityRealtor.com
* The Professional Advantage
* The Social Media Coach
* The Spaulding Group
* The Supportare Project
* The World Financial Center
* The World of Sid & Marty Kroft Pictures
Corp. (H.R. Pufnstuf)
* ThisIsItCollection.com
* Those Characters from Cleveland
(Care Bears Books)
* Toledo High School
* Toni Braxton
* TravelClick Channel Management
* Tricerat.com
* Triland Realty
* Tyson Group
* UneekProducts.biz
* University of California San Diego
* University of California Los Angeles
* University of Virginia
* US Army Corp of Engineers
* US Bank
* USDA
* Vendo International Properties
* Viacomm International, Inc.
* Village Nurseries Wholesale
* Viola Law Firm, PC
* VIP Realty 365
* Virginia Capital Realty
* Waldman Publishing
* Wallace Memorial
* Weichert Realtors 24/7
* Weldon Owen, Inc.
* Weyerhaeser
* Whole Food Nutrition Coach
* Wilton Industries, Inc.
* Windows on the World
NYC World Trade Center Tower
* Wonderwings Entertainment
* YMCA
* Zane Daniels Scholarship Fund