A very distinguished 70th birthday party, with caricatures!

 This beautiful woman was given a very elegant surprise birthday party by her family...but they opted for my caricatures as the entertainment ;-)

I know! I can barely believe she is 70, either!

The festivities were held in a nice hotel venue...

So many wonderful faces!!!!

I was hoping there would be some food left over when I finished drawing nearly everyone, and there was. Thanks to my client, and to Gigsalad for putting us together!

Silhouettes at a lovely boho-Victorian wedding reception

My silhouette scissors were wielded on a sultry late-summer night, for a fantastic and unique wedding reception, held in a historic Victorian home/wedding venue.  The bride and her wedding planner were wonderful to work with...we even had a Zoom meeting that week to firm up all the details. I was seated in a little "winter porch" off the living room (the reception encompassed the entire first floor, porch and side yard). They even thought to provide a wicker stand for a silhouette display area, for the guests to put their little treasures until it was time to take their leave.  I'll let my photos tell the story:

Thank you SO much, Brittany and Drew! And to The Bash for putting us together to make wonderful memories. :-)

Mauve-themed wedding caricatures at a gorgeous venue!

 Look at this gorgeous setting, thrilled couple and my color bride-and-groom caricature! :-)

Now for some caricatures!

What an adorable child! This caricature went over really well. :-)

The bride had this to say in an email I got this morning (her caps):

"Thank you! You are AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL AND VERY TALENTED! EVERYONE WAS SHOWING ME YOUR DRAWINGS!! IT WAS A BLAST. THANK YOU!!!!!!!"

Thanks for having me, Sarah and Joseph! 

Crabby company picnic caricatures!

 Yup, if it's crabby, it's Maryland. Thanks to The Nose Caricature Co. for hooking me up with this fun event! They sent me home with a box of just-cooked crabs---you should smell my car now! :-D

Corporate Anniversary party caricatures!

Happy 4th anniversary to our local Recovery Center of America. Since it was an employee event (not patients), I'm able to share some photos!

Some award winners!

And some more happy faces!

The young woman above shared this video she took of her friend, and me drawing her:

Thanks for having me, RCA!  And also to The Bash for putting us together. 

I thought these ants were so cute, serving the watermelon... :-)

Caricatures at a combo 50th-and-1st anniversary party!

 A couple celebrating their 50th anniversary also wanted to commemorate their daughter and son-in-law's 1st anniversary, since their wedding had been downsized due to the pandemic. So they invited everyone to a big backyard bash...including me and my caricatures!

Here's the 50th-anniversary lovebirds:

and here is the gentleman holding his two prior commissioned illustrations of their daughter and son-in-law, that I did before the party...(they are horror fans)

My spot was in a lovely corner of the yard:

And before long, I had a happy line of sitters getting drawn!

Thanks to my client and The Bash for a successfully-caricatured group of people! :-)

Wedding Caricatures---interrupted by fire alarm!

 Well, last night was a first for me as a wedding caricaturist! This beautiful couple had their lovely, lavish reception interrupted by the Hotel du Pont's fire alarms going off, then the whole building was evacuated, and all the guests and staff milled in the street watching the fire trucks arrive! After an interval, the building was declared safe, everyone went back in and CONTINUED PARTYING! :-)

He had such big eyes!

Yes, I am still masking up indoors even though I'm fully vaccinated. 

What a gorgeous spot! 

Thanks for the wonderful feedback! :-)

88th, 65th and 61st Birthday Caricatures!

A triple birthday party---for a dad, and his son and daughter---netted them color caricatures, and a family group caricature (whew, fit them all in) with the whole family:

 

Everyone also got their own caricature too. :-)

Thanks for having me, it was fun talking to all my subjects as it was a small party.