Employee Appreciation at Whole Foods

You think Whole Foods is a beautiful store. You should see the beautiful people in the back who make it all possible!   I was set up in the employee lounge and anybody who wanted to spend her or his break sitting in front of me to be drawn funny, could be drawn…funny.    Great atmosphere.  Loved [...]

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Kraft: Farewell Gift to Jay

Jay has a cottage by a lake in Wisconsin and when he left Kraft, where he had the Sam’s Club account, I got to draw him in the caricature mode.  It’s a tradition at Kraft.  When you leave, transfer or retire, you get a caricature by this at-the-verge-of-being-famous artist.  C’est moi.  I love this gig.  [...]

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Happy Birthday, Florence!

I was treated like a rock star last night.   Was that because of my fine hot pink jacket with the brass buttons or was it because the hostess had looked at this blog (right here!) and recommended it to the others?  When Cherie and I were planning this part of the party, I had mentioned [...]

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Cabaret Vagabond

Cab Vag was back after taking off for the summer, when actors tend to roam the country in what’s cringingly called summer stock.  We heard about one such adventure in Maine.  Good to be back!  Good to be back on the 6th floor of the D.A.N.K.  house in Lincoln Square, a very venerable venue but [...]

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Four Birthdays in One

Mount Prospect. A big family get-together where the deck and the white tent were full of tables and food and drinks and the Greek gandmas  kissed the little ones and the guy in charge of the music was really going for the Beatles.  I felt privileged to work in such a warm atmosphere.  We were [...]

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Tenth Wedding Anniversary

Sometimes a commission comes in with just one bit of information.  In this case, their 10th anniversary is coming up and they’re still very much in love.  Make that two bits of info:  he doesn’t like to dress up (we’ve seen that before, right here in this blog, in fact) and she’s totally into Dancing [...]

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The Groom’s Gift

The wedding was just two weeks ago, at the end of May,  but Rick started planning this gift to his groomsmen and ushers back in March.  A great idea and a great project for me! There were a lot of photos to keep track of (all on email), but each of the faces has such [...]

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Shadow: A Short Lesson

What makes my caricature drawings distinctive is the fact that my faces and figures actually look three dimensional and that I achieve this effect without using a smudging technique.  I use markers.  Markers are a clean, dust free, permanent medium that does not smudge and requires no spraying.    Kids standing around to watch me draw [...]

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Fall Frenzy at Ridgeville Park

The sun came out a little, but not enough for me to shed any of the four layers I counted on to keep me from shivering.  Can’t draw when you’re shivering.   By the end of the month I’ll be wearing gloves to draw.  Artist for all seasons, here! Ridgeville is a park in south-east Evanston.  [...]

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Grandparents Day Is for Learning

It’s all about learning.  Sure, it’s fun ; sure it’s great to go home with a picture of yourself to frame and hang in your room and wonder if you will look like that in five years (the drawing tends to make you look more glamorous, more self-assured and more powerful than you feel–at least [...]

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