Artist sketches hilarious 'flat doodles' of their greyhound
Daily MailAn artist who shared hilarious 'flat doodles' of their three goofy greyhounds has delighted social media users - who are now lining up to ask for their own sketches. The original: After 25 years of creating 'serious art', artist Jay Cartner has gone viral thanks to simple quick sketches of their greyhound Stanley The muse: Stanley the greyhound, pictured, inadvertently inspired the now-viral craze for Jay's 'flat dog doodles' Speaking to BoredPanda, Jay revealed that the canine sketches going viral has come as a shock as 'no one has ever really been interested' in their 'serious' art work. Fans: Pet owners have been commissioning Jay to create flat doodles of their own pets, such as Arnie the Boston Terrier, pictured Personality: Jay believes that pet owners like the drawings, such as this one of Pippins the Whippet, so much because you can clearly see the pet's personality Insta-famous: Rocco, the Old English Sheepdog with 121,000 followers, was given the 2D treatment by Jay Jay told the outlet that they have creating art for 25 years - but that this simplistic - but successful - style of drawing was actually born from feeling stressed one day. Trio: A dog owner combined two photographs in order to commission this piece of their three beloved animals together Pretty: Jay drew this piece of Sugarplum, a blind rescue dog whose owner calls her the 'pudge princess' Commission: Under all the photos on social media, such as this one of a dog called Walter, pet owners are clamoring to get their own commissioned keepsakes Jay has become inundated with requests to draw not just dogs, but cats, horses, guinea pigs, geckos - and even children. Titanic vibes: Douglas the hamster was given the 'paint me like one of your French girls' treatment in the drawing by Jay Smile: Jay said that they know the art work isn't for everyone - but they're happy that the pieces are making some people smile 'I love to chat with them about their animals and what makes them special and I try to let their personalities shine through the drawings.'