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Jess Perna loves creating art in a number of mediums.  He has been drawing and painting since he was
five years old and received his first commission for a magazine cover at age 11.  He has painted countless
fine art paintings in the studio and for live event and wedding entertainment.

He has illustrated 86 published children's picture and coloring books, magazine and book covers, stories,
t-shirt and website logos, cable TV ads, newspapers ads, greeting cards, print advertisements, retail
displays, court room evidence, brochures, business cards, postcards, board games, calendars,
convention posters, cartoon art, truck wrap ads and gallery shows. He was the featured guest on cable TV
in Virginia the “Here and Now” show.  Jess appeared drawing show contestants on ABC TV’s "Dating in
the Dark" 2009 and 2010.  He instructed art students in Cartoon Illustration at Queens College in NYC for
three years as well as tutoring private students.

He earned a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in NYC and studied digital art at Palomar College, San
Diego, CA.  His studio is in San Diego, California.

Awards:
Finalist:
New York Art Directors League
The Society of Illustrators Scholarship Competition
The School of Visual Arts Annual Illustration Portfolio 13
The School of Visual Arts Annual Spring Illustration Show 1991/92
Will Eisner's Gallery - Best of Student Art
A Partial List of Some Better Known Clients
Jess Perna caricaturist drawing at an event
Jess Perna today
(photo)
Plumber caricatures and handyman cartoons illustration
Will It Look Like Them?
Samples of various art by Jess
Please click images to enlarge
Order custom portraits oils by Jess Perna
Oil Painting
Michael
"The more things change,
the more they stay the same."
artist Jess Perna oil painting
Self-portrait (in oil) from photo
taken at age 5
Dating in the Dark on ABC TV
Jess appears drawing on
some episodes
Show Photos
Reviews
"This is much better than the drawings of me in the
newspaper!”
Honorable David Dinkins,  Mayor of NYC
“What a great caricature…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

Testimonials for Party Caricatures
Event entertainers for Houston Texas
Mobile Wedding Disc Jockey Southern California Party
Hand Writing Analysis Coronado Birthday Party Entertainment
pencil drawing by Jess Perna.
pencil drawing by Jess Perna.
pencil drawing by Jess Perna.
pencil drawing by Jess Perna.
Self-portrait in pencil drawn
20 years after photo was taken
Mark Perna at 3
Drawn in Pencil by brother Jess
Pencil Drawing of  Mark Perna
Jess' brother and Tech Support
Thanks Brother!
Pencil Drawing
Freelance artist bio for Jess Perna
* ABC Television "Dating in the Dark"  2009 and 2010
* Accentient
* Ace Beverage Company
* Aetna Life Insurance Company
* Alaska Native Tribal Health Consort   
* Arcus Technology    
* Barkleys Bank
* BASF Chemical Company
* BBC
* Benchmark Assisted Living
* Black Oak Associates, Inc.
* Bloomberg Radio                             
* Blue Cross/Blue Shield of NY and NJ
* BNBuilders.com
* British Petroleum
* Build-A-Bear Workshop Giant Coloring Books
* Bureau of Immigration and Customs
*  Cable-Dahmer Chevrolet
* Carbide Monster Tool Company
* Carlsbad High School
* The Carpet Beaters, Inc.
* Century 21
* Clairemont Girls Fast Pitch Softball League
* Chiclets
* Chrysler Capitol  
* Citigroup Smith Barney  
* CNBC
* Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
* Compressed Panel Association
* Countrywide Financial Corp.
* Countrywide Insurance
* CW Post, LI University
* Daily Planet Marketing
* Darren Murtha Developer for Apple Ipad
* David E. Kelley Productions
* Dodge
* Dover Corp.
* E.A.B. Bank
* Edwards Life Sciences
* Enterprise Ireland
* Fedex
* Fisher-Price (Imaginext)
* Fordham University
* GlaxoSmithKline
* Glen Cove High School
* Guaranty Bank
* Harrah's Casino
* Health and Hospital Union Local #1199
* Heritage College
* Hilton Hotel Downtown Miami
* Hofstra University
* Honey Bear Books
* Hon. David Dinkins
* Hyder Group - LA and NYC
* International Herald-Tribune
* Jay Jay the Jet Plane Productions,  Inc.
* J.C. Penney Co.
* Jet Blue Airline
* J. Walter Thompson
* Jacoby and Meyers







Testimonials
* Kellogg's
* KidQuest, Inc.
* Kids Books, LLC
* Kindercare
* King Medical Supply
* Kodansha (Medabots)
* Knight’s of Columbus
* Kravitz Jewelers
* La Puente High School
* La Quinta High School
* Liberty Tax Service
* Lighthouse Electric Company, Inc.
* Lifenet4Families
* Lincoln Financial Group
* Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
* Margarita Middle School
* Mark Allan Felton
* Mario Joyner
* Marriott
* Marshall High School
* Mary Mount College
* Merrill Lynch
* Michigan Health Coach
* Microsoft
* Mighty Beanz & Moose Enterprise Pty Ltd.
* MNI
* Mattel (Hot Wheels Series)
* Microsoft
* Modern Publishing
* Monmouth College
* Monster Tool
* Motorola
* Mount Saint Mary College
* MyDriveFm.com Radio
*NASA
* National Restaurant Education
Association
Education Fund
* Nature’s Bounty
* Neptuno Films (Connie the Cow)
* Newport Beach Yacht Club
* Newtown High School
* New York Stock Exchange
* Nicky Hilton
* Niehaus and Associates, Inc.
* Noggin L.L. C.
* Nordstroms
* N
uix.com
* NYE Elementary School
* Orange County Choppers
* Ottawa Business Interiors
* Owens Corning
* Oxford University
* Pace University
* Panda Express
* Paulson Reporting & Litigation Services
* Pennysaver
* Pepperdine University
* Personal Touch Lingerie
* Petco
* Philip Morris
* Planet Hockey, Inc.
* Platinum Mortgage Group
* Portland Winter Hawks
* Polytechnic Institute
* Prudential Real Estate
* Purchase College
* Queens College
* RH Donnelly
* Radiant Panel Association
* Ramapo College
* Red Hot Studios
* ReUse4Life.com
* Rider College* Sage Software
* St. Luke's Rehabilition
* San Diego Trust Bank
* SDGE - San Diego Gas and Electric
* Sanyo
* Sanrio, Inc.
* Scholastic Publishing
* Scripps Green Hospital
* Sensus Conservation Solutions
* Seven Eleven Store
* Soctopus Characters TM
* Spider Marketing Solutions
* Staples
* State Farm Insurance
* Stonybrook University
* Summit America, LLC.
* Summit Asset Management, Inc.
* Switch Electrical Contractors, Inc.
* Tapanzee High School
* Texaco
* The Meridian Group
* The Professional Advantage
* The Social Media Coach
* The Supportare Project
* The World Financial Center
* The World of Sid & Marty Kroft
Pictures Corp. (H.R. Pufnstuf)
* Those Characters from Cleveland, Inc.
(Care Bears Books)
* Toledo High School
* Tony Braxton
* Tricerat.com
* University of California San Diego
* University of California Los Angeles
* University of Virginia - Rare Book School
* US Army Corp of Engineers
* Viacomm International, Inc.
* Village Nurseries Wholesale
* Viola Law Firm, PC
* Virginia Zoo at Norfolk
* Waldman Publishing
* 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