Veterinary Open House Caricatures!

 I drew dogs, dogs, and more dogs... 

in a pretty little park, for a new veterinary practice on this drizzly Saturday:

Oh and I drew some people too!

Thank you for having me, Dr. Amy!

Open House/Luncheon/Fundraiser caricatures...

This one was an early one...10am start!

Held in a circa 1700's stone home (New Spirit, Old Soul), this was a fundraiser for the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles, one of my favorite repeat clients. :-) 

I drew in a glassed-in balcony overlooking the barns and outbuildings...

Let's see some caricatures~

First, my treasured client and her hubby! She had an adorable reaction!

And the lovely photographer who took some great photos of me at work:

 Here are her photos:

Yay for fingerless gloves!

Thank you for having me!!

After I finished my drawing time, I explored the amazing house...

The attic was decorated too!

 

Open House Caricatures: Midweek and mid-afternoon!

 A previous client passed on my name to someone else in her company, and the someone-else hired me for the headquarters' Open House!  I sat in the lobby and drew lots of group caricatures! :-D

Grand Opening caricatures..for a medical marijuana dispensary

I've drawn caricatures at Grand opening/open houses before, but not for this very new and needed type of facility! Everyone at Beyond/Hello was super enthusiastic. 

There was a long line waiting to get in. 

I drew folks in one of the consultation rooms and was very busy. :-)

Here's some of my output:

All my paper was branded so that everyone would think of Beyond/Hello when they look at theoir caricature. Thanks for having me!

Open House on a lovely day!

Last weekend started out for me with a late morning/early afternoon Open House for a friendly neighborhood chiropractor….

We've had a spate of perfect weather lately…not too hot, not too cold. A great day to be outside drawing!

These two parent-child caricatures are the chiropractor's family :-)

When I finished up and went inside, I saw all the employees drawings lined up. :-)

Thank you for having me! :-)

Sweaty sketchin'

A heat wave doesn't stop live caricaturists from their appointed rounds! :-)

Yesterday, I was challenged not only by 96 degrees F, but also a request of the client. The occasion was an open house/fair for a dental practice, and the dentist wanted his family and staff drawn in color on three 18 x 24 sheets. The challenge wasn't so much the larger format, but how to compositionally fit everyone, as they requested bodies and a fair theme as well. Here they are in the order I completed them. The ladies sat one at a time, and I drew all their faces first, then added the bodies.

At first, I was told eleven people total, so I figured four ladies on each end and the dentist and his wife and son in the middle, but then I found out there were nine dental technicians-- and they hadn't thought I could include the dentist's younger children...so I had to put one dental tech flat on her stomach to fit her in the second drawing, and add two more kids to the third! 

Another fun aspect of this is that I wasn't in it alone, sweltering along next to me 

was my friend Colin Harris. We were representing Entertaining ConXections. Here he is gripping that marker in his uniquely-Colin way:

 Every kid I drew had a flushed face, and I am 100% certain I did too!

People will come out for fun no matter how hot it gets!

Here's a little piece of the day's vibe, and you can hear how loud the generator for the inflatables was---we were situated right near it:

Afterwards Colin and I sought out some AC and found it in a nearby pizza place, before I had to head off for an evening college event which, thankfully, would be held in their gym. :-)