Bethany Salisbury, Animal Portrait Artist and Owner at Pet Portraits by Bethany in Charlotte, NC

About

A well-rounded, hard working painter, illustrator and designer with the advantage of marketing skills. After working in house and at an advertising agency, Bethany started her own business as a pet portrait artist with success, Pet Portraits by Bethany. I also do freelance graphic design, branding, and illustration.

My pet portrait website is www.petportraitsbybethany.com

I have been panting pet portraits full time since 2013.

Specialties:

-Illustration and traditional drawing/painting

-Portrait art

-Animal portraiture

-Custom pet portrait paintings

-Expert working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and Acrobat.

-Strong knowledge of e-newsletter and e-mail blast design.

-Proven ability in design, project management, production, pre-press, budgeting, & promotional strategy.

-Working knowledge of Dreamweaver and HTML as well as passion to learn more about web design.

-Talented in traditional and digital illustration in multiple mediums.

Education

BFA double concentration in Graphic Design and in Illustration, minor in Art History

East Carolina University

2005 - 2009

Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Experience

Owner/Portrait Artist

Pet Portraits by Bethany

Oct 2011 - Present (11 years 4 months)

So, you want to show off your beloved pet, but you also want a piece of contemporary, stylish, art décor to distinguish your walls? Look no further! As a professional illustrator and graphic designer, I bring the character of your pet to life in a way that compliments your home and will be a conversation piece for years to come!

Your custom pet portrait will be painted in acrylic on a gallery style wrapped canvas. I paint around the edges so your piece can hang as is. You choose the color and the amount of texture or flatness of the background. I want your piece to fit right in with your style! Any type of pet is game, be it dog, cat, horse, ferret, rabbit, etc. Don’t forget pet portraits make the perfect gift for your friend or family member pet lover.
Graphic Designer and Marketing Assistant

MirrorMate Frames

Oct 2009 - May 2012 (2 years 7 months)

-Responsible for coordination and creation of over 50 yearly print and web ads, from copywriting to production.
-Designs and produces quarterly product brochures demonstrating company’s custom frame product line.
-Increased manual order accuracy by designing new streamlined forms for ordering custom frame products.
-Reduced number of calls about installation by increasing ease of instructions with technical illustrations.
-Managed multiple photo shoots, including the re-shooting of all company products in a new way that increased sales by giving customers confidence as they could better see product detailing and textures.
-Unified look of company and better represented its brand by redesigning logo, developing new tagline, and creating a graphic standards guide.
-Maintains company communications with resellers by designing and writing copy for monthly sales letters.
Junior Designer/ Illustrator

Eye Integrated

May 2008 - Dec 2008 (7 months)

-Filled multiple design, illustration, and production roles as full-time junior designer at one of the Carolina’s leading advertising agencies.
-Participated in all steps of rebranding process of one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturing companies, from the first logo concept sketches to stationary systems, web information architecture, and graphic standards development.
-Illustrated storyboards to viral videos for World Cat boat company, visualizing edgy message into humorous visuals.
Ad Designer

The East Carolinian

Jan 2008 - May 2008 (4 months)

-Met tight deadlines, effectively formatting ads from multiple vendors to fit into available advertisement spaces.
-Interpreted client input to create personalized, creative, and communicative newspaper ads with limited time.
Clerical Assistant

Northwestern Mutual

2006 - 2007 (1 year)

Data entry, desktop publishing, office organization.

Awards

Dean's List

Chancellor's List

Lichtman Scholarship

Marilyn Gordey Scholarship

Rebel (juried show)

Body Image (juried show)

ECU Undergrad Show top awards in Illustration and Graphic Design (juried show)

Skills

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