Hospitality Suite Caricatures!

 Another pre-pandemic repeat client reached out to me this spring about returning for their annual event, and I was happy to do so! He booked me for two nights, so because it was quite far beyond my normal service area, I was able to stay in the hotel with their group and enjoy the sights and tastes of Bethesda! This was the view from my room when I arrived:

...and this was the view from the hospitality suite where I set up to draw the guests!

Here are some folks from the first night of caricaturing:

This guy had Keith Moon eyebrows!

They liked it!

He also got to be a subject in another caricature, because he wasn't just a guest, he was a co-chairperson...

And the drinks made an appearance in this one!

And this one:

These ladies requested a photo with the artist:

Now for the next day's photos:

I definitely slept and ate well here:

It was a Rotarian convention:

This lady wanted her phone in it, not her drink! 

I had as much fu as the guests (I usually do!)

This was my goodnight view as I returned to my room from my gig (can't beat a 3 minute commute!). 

Thank you for having me!

Uville Mini-THON caricatures!

Back for this high school's cancer-fighting all-night marathon fundraiser!

They keep this student-made sign and use it every year! :-)

I worked with two other lady caricaturists this time! And we all kept plenty busy.

For even more speed, I did my line-drawing only mode of caricature (no shading).

These students had ALL sorts of things to keep them occupied all night! Including a PUPPY ROOM!

Thanks for having me back! And keep kicking cancer's butt!

Glamourous and joyous wedding reception caricatures!

This was my first time drawing caricatures at a Nigerian-American wedding reception, with hundreds of guests, amazing headdresses and fabrics in lavish color, and just general joy. I started out at the cocktail hour, doing line-drawing-only caricatures...so that I could get more folks drawn per hour. 

Then I moved into the ballroom area...

and saw this beautiful sight, being serenaded by a wonderful live saxophonist. 

(I did draw the bride and groom from a photo I took of them, and presented it to them towards the end of the reception, with the help of the Emcee. But by then, they had changed to another stylish ensemble. you'll see...)

Here are some more caricatures of guests:

Here is the bride and groom's color caricature:

The photographer asked to be drawn too, so I fitted him at the very tail end of the festivities:

...which was cool because he shared my story onto his IG story...to his 180k followers!!!!!!

(@maxwelljennings)

Thanks to the Bash and my wonderful client, the bride, for having me! Congratulations to you both!

Gala Fundraiser caricatures for STEM

 Yesterday, I travelled through spotty showers to a new-to-me country club...to draw at a gala Rotarian fundraiser for STEM education..met lots of erudite folks! It was as much fun for me as it was for them!

The clouds were pretty dramatic in the afternoon!

My setup was in a pretty sunroom off the main ballroom:

I was busy every minute of my time there! Here is the guest of honor, he received a full-color caricature:

They even had a nice blurb about me in the event brochure! My client was a very nice gentleman I met a one of my holiday bookings in 2022.

This was science-oriented LOL

Thanks for having me, Al!!