Engagement party MINI-caricatures at a winery!

A proud mom booked me to draw at her daughter and future SIL's engagement party at her home, which encompassed an amazing brick courtyard/party area... and winery! They had added a tent at the entrance to fit more guests, and I was seated out there...right next to a heating vent (happy me!) as it was a chilly evening. It didn't dampen any one's spirits though!

It was MINI-caricatures for everyone!

Check out my Ambiance Reel on IG!

And a huge thank you to the very generous hostess, who sent me home with a full bag of leftovers and two bottles of wine!!! I appreciate you! :-)

Wedding Silhouettes at historic mansion

 A delightful bride and groom had me cut silhouettes to add a little Victorian flair to their reception, held at the historic Pen Ryn mansion on the Delaware River. Everyone loved the surprise of fine art favors!

 You can see the bridal couple in my IG Reel, I took photos of them and did their silhouette from those, before I started on the guests, so I could display it on my table. 

Here are some of my silhouettes:

And here is my Victorian attire which went very well with the vibe of the mansion.

Thank you for having me and congratulations!

Gala Fundraiser MINI-Caricatures!

One of my brides from last year is also the events person for a special animal-loving non-profit in Maryland. She thought my mini-caricatures would be a good fit for her guests at their annual fundraiser--and they were! I was booked from 6-10 pm and I had a line from beginning to end, which makes it easy to gauge my drawing speed...

Here's the collage I sent my client: it shows I drew 59 faces, in 32 drawings, done in four hours. 

Hmmmm, so 4 x 60= 240 minutes. 240/59 = 4.067. So, approximately 4 minutes per face...60 minutes divided by 4= 15. I drew15 (shaded) faces per hour! I usually advertise that I can do 12-14 shaded B/W faces per hour, so I exceeded it a bit. That's what having a constant influx of couples will do. 

Next: The venue was AMAZING! The party was held in the Roundhouse at the B & O Railroad Museum, we were surrounded by old steam locomotives... I was seated by the 305, which saw service dring the American Civil War. 

Here's the Ambiance Reel.

And a few Caricature Reactions!

I drew some animals too:

Thanks to my lovely repeat client for having me!

2026 Valentine Caricatures Part 2

 On Valentine's Day itself, I donned the same sweater as the day before's gig (my close to 30-years-old Quacker Factory bought-from-QVC one---it has hearts all over the front of it) to head out to another senior residence to draw at their formal dinner...  

It was a little too warm to wear it, so I draped it on my chair. 

 

Decorated my banner too!

Ambiance Reel

Here are some of the loving couples who passed before my easel:

See their reaction on my Instagram!

And some assorted others: single, mom and kid, BFFs, group of four, and son with parents!

Thank you to another repeat client for having me!! Happy Valentine's Day!

2026 Valentine Caricatures Part 1

 On Friday, I drew Valentine caricatures at a senior residence just outside of Philly...in their memory care unit, so I took photos only of my drawings...what a joy to make these folks smile! And they did!

Here are a few out of the many:

 

Here's one that made it to the mantel in the lounge:

While I was drawing, a fox literally came right up to the window next to me, I didn't have my phone ready enough to get a close-up, but I got this:

This was my view going home. The light is lasting longer every day!

Thank you to my repeat client for having me back again!