Summer camp arts day caricatures!

 It was "Picasso Week" at this kids' summer camp and I was invited to do Mini-caricatures of them. In two hours I cranked out 36 caricatures, plus a couple of camp counselors, using my my speedy line-drawing-only mode.  Here's a few. :-)

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Silhouettes at a formal ball

See the silhouette on the left of my table? The lady with the flowered hat? I cut her silhouette in 2018 at a charity fundraiser and she has treasured it all these years. This summer, when tasked with organizing a Ball for a fraternal society, she asked me to cut silhouettes as its entertainment. 

And so I did...with pleasure!

And here I am with my lovely client...thank you for having my silhouettes be a part of your fabulous evening!

Ambiance Reel on IG :-)

Took this pic as I left:

Company picnic caricatures at a craft brewery

Spot the easel!

Saturday afternoon was spent drawing at a fun-filled company picnic, at a hidden gem of a brewery, in northern Delaware.

Reaction Reel!

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Vroom vroom! Racetrack caricatures! Three days worth!

 This July, I experienced a totally new type of venue for my caricatures...a NASCAR racetrack! Specifically, the Monster Mile Fanzone at Dover Motor Speedway. My job was to draw as many free caricatures for guests as I could, in a wonderful beach/boardwalk themed area, (complete with tons of trucked-in sand!) showcasing the fun coastal aspects of my home state of DELAWARE!

My papers were printed with a smokin'  Ford Mustang and the track's logo, so all I had to do was draw faces. I am happy to report that over 200 people now have a caricature from me, over the Friday, Saturday and Sunday hours that I spent there! 

Here's my IG Reels if you want to get a sense of the atmosphere!

Day 1.      Day 2.     Day 3.     Some reactions!

So, for this event, I decided to try an old/new way to shade my caricatures, that was fast...PanPastels. A long time ago I used to do the chalk-and-glove technique using lecturers chalk, and this is similar. I used makeup sponges and applicators (not gloves) to lay down a nice saturated swash of dry color over my Copic Sketchmarker linework. Folks liked it!

You can see why I chose the limited color palette:

Met a race car driver, Todd Gilliland!

Last one on Sunday afternoon!!

And some other images of my time there...

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