R.I.P. Prince Philip

The Royal Family of Great Britain have always been always fun targets to caricature. I did these airbrushed versions of the dour Queen and her brusque husband some years ago...now he's sadly passed on, and there will probably be dignified statues and paintings galore in the UK.  Hopefully there will be some caricatures in the mix!

Earth Day Parade 2017 in Philly... my first activist event with my homemade caricature sign!

The world is in a dreadful state lately, so I decided to march with the Freethought Society on Earth Day.  Philly had one of the largest parades in the USA, even though it was a dreary, chilly, rainy day. I airbrushed a quick Mr. Einstein the night before---and then I met his doppelganger that morning at City Hall! There were LOTS of people marching, and lots of great signs!!

He was enshrouded in plastic at first because of the drizzle. 

Hey look--it's Ben Franklin and Thomas Paine!!!

Here's Mr. Paine's sign:

Some others:

I found lots of pics of my sign on social media and it even made the local paper, The Philadelphia Inquirer.

 My husband added the arrows and posted this one on his Facebook! LOL

Afterwards, everyone met on the waterfront for a rally. Pictured is Margaret Downey, founder of the Freethought Society, (and my friend!) making a speech. 

My final State Fair of Texas....2016

My years of airbrush caricaturing at the State Fair of Texas came to an end, at the close of the Fair in 2016...but what a great experience, one which I will NEVER forget!! Over a span of nine years, I've lived in Texas for almost eight months...longer than any other state except PA. I guess that makes me an "honorary Texan". October won't be the same for me this year, being at home! But my shoulder will definitely thank me for not putting it through another 24-day airbrushing marathon. 

So without further ado, I will share some of my favorite caricature reactions from SFT 2016. 

These folks and their little baby-to-be were my first subjects on the first day. 

Older brother, younger brother. 

His nose was fun to draw.

HAD to include his prize for his lady!!!

Another big bushy beard!

I thought these two resembled famous faces from 150 years apart: Prince Edward Duke of Clarence, and Cara Deleveigne. 

It's hard to have favorites when you caricature so many people, they all have somethng that makes them fun to draw...but these two REALLY made me happy.

And yet ANOTHER big guy with a beard and big chains!  I used my gold marker a lot for this one!

Finally, one that the couple art-directed themselves. I was mad (later, when I saw the photo) that I forgot to add the molding on the Gothic window between them. Oh well, they liked it. 

SFT 2016....Baby Caricatures

I'm still learning how caricature babies well...this year's results were encouraging ;)

SFT 2016 Airbrush Caricature Sample...

My very first sample at my first State Fair of TX was Brangelina. And my final one turned out to be them, too! Not planned, just worked out that way!! ( My colleagues did the political candidates, so I went for the celebrity angle.)

SFT 2016 Couple Caricatures!

I draw more couple caricatures than any other demographic at the state fair. :-)

SFT 2016 Singleton caricatures....

Some folks want to star in their own caricature...by having no one else in it but themselves!

Texan Couples 2015 #1

I've neglected my blog for the longest period since its beginnings in 2007...because I had a lot of other things happening in my life (which I'll get to in due time)...but now it's time to CATCH UP! We'll see if I can do it! 

My last post back in November of 2015 was about the State fair of Texas...here are some of the COUPLES I caricatured there. :-) 

Best stubble ever!!

I liked the line drawing so much for this one, that I got a picture before airbrushing it. A measure of success for me is if the drawing can stand on its own without color. 

Facial hair!!!!!

Often people ask to have their dogs added into a caricature, but this couple wanted their CAT!

Brothers........and a father-daughter. 

Various boyfriend-girlfriend couples...

and some BFF's who LOVED their caricature!