Sweet 16 Caricatures on a Snowy Evening!

 I will start by saying I'm glad my husband has a truck...and doesn't mind driving in snow...

...and also, my very thoughtful client put a lot of effort into moving up the time of her daughter's candy-themed Sweet 16 party, so everyone could get home before the full force of the snowstorm arrived. 

The venue was a gorgeous place to have a Sweet 16 party!

Needless to say, it wasn't supposed to be THAT early on a Friday night ;-)

I drew many, many guests but I didn't get to the birthday girl...so I'll be doing her caricature from a photo. However, here are some of her friends!

And the DJ:

and her dad and brother:

This is how my backyard looked when we got home, safe and sound. Thanks so much to my great client!

Gorgeous winter wedding, with my caricatures at the reception!

 On a very brisk Saturday (BRRRR) this past weekend, my second gig of the new year happened to be an intimate wedding at a grand venue in NJ. It had an indoor mezzanine/balcony where the cocktail hour took place, then the reception itself was downstairs where everyone had a wonderful view of the wedding party descending a grand staircase to general excitement!

We'll start with my caricature of the bride and groom, and their reaction:

I worked alongside my friend and colleague Deb Schafer, was so good to see her!

The bride had asked us to take photos of all the drawings, so she and the groom could enjoy them later, of course, we gladly obliged! Here are some of mine. :-)

Thank you so much for having us Monica and Bobby! Best wishes! :-)

First gig of 2022...caricatures at Penn State Brandywine!

Spent a pleasant couple of hours yesterday drawing college students on campus...pretty sure I wrote 2022 on all of them. Everyone was masked, and only took them off for the couple of minutes it took to draw them. These are CopicSketch marker-shaded with a little bit of Prismacolor Artstix...

Thanks for having me, Penn State! 

My final Caricature Event of 2021....

...was a two-groom New Year's Eve wedding---held in a local venue I've drawn in many times.  For the last day of December, the weather was definitely wonky...60 degrees F...so the grooms' attire was actually appropriate!

For the rest of us, the dress code was: PAJAMA PARTY!! I wore my new Nautica red flannel pjs, bought especially for the occasion. My setup was situated by the bar just outside the ballroom:

My hubby was with me so we could still spend NYE together, and he got some wonderful photos and videos of my work, like the one above!

Here's a few of the many caricatures I cranked out:

Here's a few videos: ( two reactions and a time-lapse)

Happy New Year! May 2022 be happier and healthier for everyone!

Company holiday party caricatures in Bethlehem!

A fabulous group of finance folks had a blast at their holiday party at the Artquest Building at Steelstacks, which is an event venue on the grounds of the former Bethlehem Steel works. Great location and faces!!!

And did I mention it was an UGLY XMAS SWEATER party?

They're not ugly to me---I loved including them in the caricatures!

Thanks to The Bash/Gigmasters! Merry Christmas, happy holidays to everyone!

One reaction reel for you, blog readers:

My client left me some sweet feedback on The Bash, thanks so much Erin!

A Holiday party--perfect time for a company GROUP CARICATURE!

 This was an enjoyable challenge! 25 people in one composition, that I drew organically...meaning I started with the two owners, bottom center, and just kind of drew others in randomly. It's done with Copic Sketchmarkers on a 24" x 36" YES!All-media canvas, which I had never tried before--but it suited my purposes perfectly. I was situated in a lobby area just outside of the ballroom... so I worked from photos, that I took of the employees. Once I finished the large group caricature (which took about two hours and fifteen minutes), I drew individuals and couples for the rest of the party!

Lovely area just outside the ballroom, for me to work from. Usually I ask to be IN the main room with the guests, but this suited my purposes better  and was also good for social distancing as people were more spread out!

And some of the later individual ones:

Finally, this jolly fellow was wandering around! Ho ho ho!

Another dental-practice holiday party with caricatures!

 This one was for the same dental practice, but in another town...and this time it was in a restaurant...

More appreciative subjects: (especially for my accurate portrayal of their TEETH!) ;-)

Thanks for having me!