Yet another graduation party...

Another family and their guests decided to include caricatures as part of their celebration!

Where did I caricature this particular day??

Acually, today found me doing complimentary caricatures for a corporate vendor at an
extreme-sports venue...that would be skateboarding, BMX biking, and video gaming! I love how I never know just where I am going to end up...but one thing is certain: people love caricatures!




Normally, I personalize all my live drawings with the subject's name, but the noise level at this event was so overpowering that I decided not to even try. Interestingly, that's somewhat of an issue among caricaturists--some feel that a good caricature should not need a name, that the likeness should speak for itself. Others feel that a name is a embellishment that adds to the drawing. I've always enjoyed calligraphy and cool-looking fonts, so I add names when I draw live---and when I can hear!!!

Post Grad Party

Late Thursday evening and early Friday morning was spent in the company of SEVEN other artists, drawing brand-new high school graduates. We were rather cramped for space, as we were in a conference room with one glass wall so that passersby in the hallway could see what was transpiring on our easels!
Here's a few I did:

Company Picnic

On Thursday, I spent an afternoon caricaturing with a fellow artist at a company picnic, held in a pretty leisure-park setting. The weather was absolutely perfect, everyone was mellow, we even drew in color and a lovely time was had by all...

Picnic in the Ballpark

On Wednesday, the Phillies organization held a "Picnic in the Park" celebration for the season ticket holders and their familes (The Phillies are on a road trip at the moment). Here are three out of the oodles of kids I drew...

Pool/birthday party!

I helped a nine-year-old and her friends celebrate her birthday AND the end of school today! Her brother and his pals didn't get left out either.


It's great to be able to get a photo of all the kids with their completed drawings, so that I know how many I did in two hours. I was able to complete 18 BW caricatures with bodies, ( one girl left before the photo),7 BW heads, and one full color with body drawing ( that was the birthday girl, of course!)

My work environment

Here are some photos of the crazy scene around the caricature artists on Sunday...(thanks, Bruce!)

Happy Father's Day!

Some of my drawings were honored to go home as Father's Day gifts this year for quite a few families...

Of course a gift for Dad could just be MOM and the kids...

And some people were just there for the game!

One color and one BW !

June/July NCN competition

Once again, the National Caricaturist Network's forum is running a contest, helmed by Court Jones. This time to challenge is to create a self-caricature suitable for marketing us as artists. It can be a full or half figure, but hands must be shown. My first rough sketch isn't quite up to the standard I have in mind, but that's why it's called a rough sketch! I want to show the wow-factor of the moment right before the subject sees their own caricature. The two photos are of my current appearance...by myself, and with my boyfriend John. I just can't crop him out of that photo!!