Crazy caricature antics and storms at company picnic!

I had done this annual event in Delaware some years ago and this year, I did it under the auspices of my crazy colleague Patfreaky Harrington. 

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We arrived on a HOT & HUMID day and started drawing eager (and sweaty) faces under a tent...

Then THIS MESS approached: (we were at the upper right)

Thunder boomed, lightning crackled and winds blew...so I literally THREW all my gear and myself into my car (haphazardly I should say) and sat out the downpour ...

Pat kept drawing. :-O

Eventually I joined him again and drew a bunch more, including whole families. I barely used any paper at this event!

Thanks for having us!!

Marriage Proposal by Mini-caricature! Oh and also a 60th BD party, and an IG viral reel...

This event ended up being a major milestone, for quite a few folks!!!! The setting was a 60th birthday bash for the proprietor of a motorcycle repair shop, so the festivities were held on his premises under the expert planning of his wife. A few days prior, she emailed me to request that when her son sat down with his girlfriend for a caricature, I add "Will you marry me?" to the drawing...

So of course I said yes, and waited nervously til THEY sat for me...

To make it a little more challenging, I was doing 5 x 5 MINI-caricatures!!!

And SHE said YES!!!! Here's the caricature/proposal reaction on my Instagram...so adorably confused!!!

So... a thrilling once-in-a-lifetime moment for this couple is the first BIG THING.

The SECOND is...I put my footage of it all on my Instagram, and it went viral--

it has had the MOST likes, comments, shares, and views of ANYTHING I have ever put up!! 

Every time I open IG, it has more! 

The THIRD big thing is...his dad had a 60th birthday and there were SO many people there to celebrate it with him, and then it became his son's engagement party too...and everybody from both families got to witness such a special moment....BROUGHT TO YOU BY CARICATURE. :-)

Here's my other Reels from this very happy day: Reel1.  Reel2.   Reel3. 

This is the 60th BD boy and his very relieved wife (because she managed everything perfectly!)

Here's my spot:

Almost all the male guests had EPIC BEARDS:

Thanks again to my lovely client for having me!!!!!! And keeping me on longer too!

 

Non-profit-launch caricatures for Sarah's Closet

 This was a very special event to me, I have drawn caricatures for several festivities for this family over the years, and this latest one was to celebrate the launch of a charity in honor of their late daughter Sarah (whom I drew at her 28th birthday party, in 2022). Sarah was a fashionista, so suitably her non-profit will provide brand-new clothes to foster kids and teens, making difficult transitions (often with very little in the way of belongings) a little easier. Donations will fund shopping trips for these kids so that they are choosing what they'd actually like to wear. A cause that Sarah would be proud of!

Here are the founders of Sarah's Closet (her lovely parents)

...and you can see my caricature of Sarah with her dad, right between them. 

My setup in the beautiful barn venue:

and caricature-ees!

Check out my IG Reels from this event:  Ambiance and Reactions!

Thank you for having me for such a special occasion!

This was the beautiful sky I saw when leaving.