Artist Jerilyn Weber is known primarily for her animal portraits and enjoys working on commissioned and non-commissioned pieces.

“I find working with a client on a portrait to be very rewarding,” she said. “To obtain the physical likeness and in some way capture an animal’s unique personality is often a collaboration between the client and myself.”

Weber concentrates on pastels, finding the medium to be an excellent means for rendering the various textures and subtleties of an animal’s coat.

Weber, Flemington, N.J., is a founding member of the New Jersey Equine Artists Association.