This holiday party was for a medical practice run by doctors who were also a married couple. They and their staff, with their spouses, are all like family to each other. It was a lot of fun for me for several reasons: it was a small group, so that meant FULL COLOR WITH THEMES! How about going over Niagara Falls in a barrel? Sure! How about touring Spain? Check! Can you draw us on safari! Why, yes...yes, I can! The other themes were ones I've done a few times before: super heroes, Philly sports fans, and a new pregnancy. (That's why her hand is covering the positive pregnancy tester...so when I put this photo on my Instagram, it was still a secret if she shared it.) I also drew a B/W staff caricature for the office.
It turned out the host and hostess were caricature fans and had ones done of their now-grown children in Baltimore and Disney many years ago. Check these out:
These are examples of the Irv Finifter style of caricature..chalk and glove coloring, done in the old Harborplace tourist area of Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
This beautiful drawing below, done in 1996, isn't exactly a caricature, but it's not exactly a straight portrait either...it's Disneyesque. I found it to be very sensitively drawn and they agreed it was a wonderful likeness of their daughter.
Finally, there was a larger than life-size bust of John Lennon in the living room, done by a friend of the hostess--in high school!
You know I am all for original art in homes, especially if it's caricature or portraiture. Thanks for having me!
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