In mid-December I drove to Des Plaines to draw the new people at a service company. This was a tradition there. The office had a large wall where all the employees were celebrated in caricature form.
Why doesn’t every company do this!? It creates a moment of levity in the midst of nine-to-five cubicle stress. With the right caricature artist—!!!!—the humor will be lighthearted and the effect is uplifting. People love to be drawn. It’s not like a snap show, so ordinary and every-day. A drawing has the aura of class and tradition. You can see by these faces at the moment when they first see the drawing, that they are filled with delight.
I can’t believe I get to do this. I love my job.
Notice that the humor in these drawings is very different from the humor in the last post. This difference is important. 
I adjust the way I draw to the setting where I work. You can be sure, the ambiance in a gray-and-beige office space is very different from the ambiance at a New Year’s Eve party, before or after the balloon drop! But, hey, it’s all fun in its own way.
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