10K L

There was a bit of gloom last night over the fact that the Phillies have now lost 10,000 games in their 125-year history, but it's still a milestone! Quite a few people asked to have that fact recognized in their caricature, so usually I wrote "10k???". As the night wore on, it became no question that it was a loss...

This lady was drawn on the insistence of her son. She's not a typical caricature customer, but she was a good sport and her family seemed pleased with the result...

A family of Phillies fans...

Finally, here's a ballpark black and white caricature. They differ from gig BWs--for those I use black shading for the dark values. If I were to do that here, it would be hard to change it to a color caricature if the customer changes his or her mind ( which happens frequently.) Sometimes people opt for BW because they have previous non-color caricatures, or because they don't want to spend the money for color. I always feel like it is unfinished when I am asked to do a BW, but then again, I am a detail and color maniac. They do constitute only a small percentage out of all the retail drawings I do...