Cabaret Vagabond

And now for something completely different…in a week of school events (three in five days!)  I got to do a late night cabaret bash.   The Cabaret Vagabond was celebrating its third birthday at the DANK (Deutsch-Amerikanischer Nationalkongress) on Western Ave at Lawrence in Chicago.  Founded by Brian Bell, a bilingual actor and impresario who had [...]

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Lincoln in China

Drawing Chicago school children with Lincoln was rewarding for me.  But there was a special pleasure in drawing tourists who spoke exotic languages.  Aramaic anyone?  I found it particularly poignant to draw visitors from Korea, China and Vietnam–with Lincoln.   For them, being drawn like this seemed to be the highlight of their day.  Even [...]

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Lincoln Fans at the Chicago History Museum

Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809. I had the privilege of drawing visitors at the Chicago History Museum on the bicentennial of his birth—not just on the birthday itself, but for a whole year after that.  He is probably even more beloved than Washington, owing to his humble origins, his wit and certainly to [...]

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Facefame

There’s a new blog on the block:  http://facefame.wordpress.com I started it on December 15 (last year!) and intend to post daily.  It’s all drawings, no text except links to the articles, video clips or movies that inspired the drawings. The drawings are caricatures of newsmakers, celebrities and other intruders in our peaceful lives.  Also, artists [...]

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali

This morning, after reading just a few pages of “Nomad” by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, I knew it was time to draw this face.  I knew there would be no shortage of videos of her on the internet.  Drawing from photos is now a thing of the past—thanks to You Tube!  It’s important for me to [...]

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