Artsy Bar Mitzvah Caricatures

 My Saturday night was spent drawing at an amazing Bar Mitzvah celebration for a budding artist! 

The venue was a stupendously-decorated high-end bowling alley/entertainment center.

IG Reel from this event :-)

Here's a sampling of the caricatures...I drew mostly kids, who had their names on a list as stickers that I could put on the plastic bags, so they could pick them up at the end of the night at my station.

There was even a rubber stamp, designed by Dex, that I stamped on everyone's paper.

These are line-drawing-only caricatures, to accommodate the large number of guests.

Dex's artwork was displayed everywhere at the venue...so when I drew his color caricature (from a photo as he was so in demand all night) I made sure to include his cute cartoon guy on his shirt!

Mazel Tov and thanks for having me!

The following morning I flew out early, to Florida for the 33rd annual caricature artist convention!

Bar Mitzvah Caricatures!

This young man is an aspiring guitarist!

Here he is with his buddies at his Bar Mitzvah celebration.

I'm so glad caricatures are so popular at mitzvahs, I wonder how that became so?

Bar Mitzvah 2016

This Russian restaurant was the venue for a young man's low-key bar mitzvah celebration. I was ensconced in an alcove:

Here's the young man of the moment:

and some of his family and friends!

Mazel Tov, Michael!

Seth's Bar Mitzvah 2016

THE ROCK AND ROLL BAR MITZVAH: Seth plays guitar and drums---and jammed with the band at his own bar mitzvah! It was awesome!

The video is of the band warming up...by the time Seth did his jam session with them I was drawing. But it WAS awesome.

 Now for some thirteen-year-old friends!

Thanks for having me Seth!!!

I was treated to this amazing sunset on the way home. 

I love my job. 

Sporty Bar Mitzvah celebration

He likes Philly sports teams!!!

Here's the scene before the guests arrived:

Then, THIS!!

I gotta say, thirteen-year-old boys are fun to be around. 

Not every guest was a thirteen-year-old boy, though.

Here's the whole crew:

Yes , I drew most of these kids!! :-)

Thanks for having me!!!!