College Fall Festival Caricatures!

 Yesterday was the first really crisp, fall day here and I spent the afternoon outside, drawing caricatures of fall-fest-enjoying college students, along with my crazy friend Pat Harrington...

Here are some of mine, and the Ambiance Reel..

Click to see their reactions!!

I'm glad I had a purple marker with me!

Thanks for having us, UD!!

Silhouettes at a corporate extravaganza!

My silhouettes were part of a 2000-guest corporate gala at the Convention Center in Philly on Tuesday night, curated by a top-notch event planning team. There were sections for every conceivable Philadelphia cultural institution...sports, food, murals, fashion, music...and history, which is where BEN FRANKLIN and I come in!

I donned my Colonial garb and introduced guests to 1700's-style profile portraiture! And Ben hobnobbed with guests and posed for selfies!

A bit of my output for the evening:

 

Another amazing facet of this party was the fact that many traditional artists were part of it, even though its audience was tech-minded folks. It's great that old-school hands-on artistry is still appreciated!

I met this beautiful lady who was doing Live fashion Illustration and we did a trade!

There was also a Live Mural Artist:

And Mummers!

Below: My view of the convention center and Phila City Hall upon leaving!

I do wish I had more varied photos; there was so much more going on than I've shown here, as it was a  frenetic evening, and frankly a bit overwhelming being there! (Plus I had a very long line the whole time.) Here is my Ambiance Reel, and Other Artists Reel. 

Many thanks for having me!

Mini-caricatures at the Mutter!

 A client booked me via The Bash for a combination Halloween party/trade show at one of my favorite venues, The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia! 

Ambiance Reel!

So I did my speedy line-drawing-only mini-caricatures and drew 35 people in two hours. 

Here's his reaction, ha!

Some folks were in costume, some weren't. All had fun!

I asked her if she was Freddie Mercury, and she said No," Ted Lasso!! But interesting alternative."

The very next morning this feedback was waiting for me on The Bash: 

"Emily was great at our event and will book again for our next one. " 5 stars!

Thank you!!

Another company picnic at Loblolly Acres!

A sunny and breezy Sunday afternoon was the perfect day for a company picnic at Loblolly Acres, one of my favorite venues in Delaware... it also happened to be an afternoon that the Philadelphia Eagles were playing at home against the Rams, so there were several televisions thoughtfully set up at the picnic for fans (there was one directly to my left under the pavilion)...and apparently it was an INCREDIBLE game!

I got to work alongside these two talented entertainers: Kris and Holly, 

who make the most delightful balloons! 

This was the second time we all had done this company's picnic. :-)

Here's a few from my busy easel (yes, I included balloons, how could I not):

I surprised myself and was able to fit SIX faces on an 8.5 x 11 paper!! And they really chortled over it when they saw it ;-)

Thanks for having us!