Gritty caricatures at Flyers game fundraiser day!

For the many years I've been drawing caricatures, oftentimes the clients are the major sports teams in Philly...the Eagles, (football) the Phillies, (baseball) and the Sixers (basketball). Well, I've drawn at home games and events in all their various venues...but somehow, I never, ever got to do a Philadelphia Flyers (ice hockey) game. That changed, on Saturday! The team was providing some free goodies for fans as part of a fundraiser for their charity, which benefits all sorts of worthy causes. 

It was a lot of fun drawing the crazy Flyers mascot 'Gritty' on ALL my caricatures---and folks really responded happily!

Silhouettes at "Beary Loved"--a Valentine's Day event in Boyertown, PA

 A balmy Saurday afternoon is rare for February--unusual, but very much enjoyed---especially because it made a wonderful event even better. "Beary Loved" was a town-wide Valentine-themed festivity that folks could enjoy in all sorts of ways, including getting a silhouette from me!

I was situated in Studio B Art gallery, along with caricaturist Courtney, (whom I had just worked with on the previous evening!) and a harpist, Cindy DePietrio, who enhanced the romantic atmosphere by playing just outside the front door and luring folks in. :-)

Courtney had never seen live silhouette cutting before so of course I had to do one for her!

Here is a map showing just how many fun things were made available by Build-A-Better-Boyertown, who certainly know how to show off their unique and historic small town. I was even able to shop before I started cutting silhouettes, and was able to get my husband's Valentine gift next door. 

Now for some silhouettes... 

Most were of couples, of course! So I cut them as a joined heart-shape.

Thanks for having me, Boyertown! :-)

And happy Valentine's Day!

Father-Daughter Valentine Caricatures

On Friday night, my skills were added to those of SEVEN other caricature artists, drawing for a sweet Father-Daughter Valentine event at a local hotel. We were actually back for the first time in two years, of course, due to the still-lingering pandemic. Every guest there (probably close to 200 people) got a caricature, snuggled in a heart-shaped design. I know I personally drew 29 of them, because a sign-up sheet was used for each artist (something I normally don't encourage, but it went well). 

Here's a sampling of my drawings:

I did many twosomes, but also plenty of larger daddy-daughter groupings:

LOL these are about half my output for the evening---not bad for two hours. 

I used all markers for these, both linework and shading were done with Copic Sketchmarkers. 

Here's a shot of all the other artists (my apologies to Deb who was at the far, far end from me, so not a good pic of her)

Thanks to David for the gig!

60th Birthday Caricatures!

 Saturday evening found me at a 60th birthday party at a home, in a nearby town. 

Gigsalad brought us together, the guest of honor's DIL was my client! 

The birthday girl was dressed very festively---I drew her extended family and then her and her hubby. :-)

They sent me home with a loaded plate of Italian fare, which was delicious. The next morning I found some nice feedback waiting for me on Gigasalad. Thanks so much, Cassie!

Review received on 1/30/2022

So fun!

Emily was great. She was on time, responsive and professional. 

Everyone loved their caricatures and had a great time!

• Reviewer: Cassie L.
• Event Date: January 29th, 2022
• Services Provided: Caricaturist
• Rating: 5 out of 5