It’s that time of year again.  School supplies, new classes, new teachers…  Welcome Back to all the students!

Here’s my next celebrity example…pretty self explanatory.

On a side note, Ames IA was flooded last week.  I could not leave the city for 2 days.  Luckily I made it out in time to draw at Fayette Watermelon Days yesterday.

I’ve decided I need more celebrity examples.  The last movie I saw at the theater was Knight and Day at the dollar theater.  Am I a real caricature artist now that I’ve drawn Tom Cruise?  …I didn’t make his front tooth prominent enough, maybe next time I’ll try from another angle.

Marshall Co. Fair in Warren Minnesota.  You betcha!  I really had a great time!

My busiest month has arrived.  July:  The month of summer festivals and county fairs.  Kids and adults alike love to get drawn. These drawings take less than 5 minutes each.  Let me know if you want me to draw at your event!

I take my little portable drawing table, grab a couple of folding chairs and set up camp.  Along come the people and I’m busy for hours.

I now have walk-in caricatures available at my new studio at the First Street Community Center (second floor) in Mount Vernon, Iowa.  I don’t have a regular schedule at this point, but please feel free to come poke your head in,  and of course you can always set up an appointment.  It takes about 15 minutes per person.  I do pets as well!

$20 for a single color (does not apply to custom drawings and custom gift caricatures).

Tell me you saw my website for $5 off a walk-in caricature!

I really haven’t disappeared from the face of the Earth…just the face of Iowa.  For those of you who do not know, I am spending a few months drawing with the artists at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.  It’s been a great experience so far.  I’m having a great time.  I especially like the 70 degree days in January.  It’s the slow season currently, so I am also enjoying all the rides and attractions that Universal has to offer.  Here are a few examples of my work.  They are graphite and airbrush.

I’ve updated my “live caricature” tab.  I have new examples of my quick caricatures done at parties and events.  For a set fee I will come draw your guests with no charge to them.

My first experience of drawing in a mall.  Jordan Creek Mall: a main attraction in the state of Iowa for the general spending of money especially when potency for wallet extraction is multiplied during the holiday season.

the GOOD: 1) climate control  2) lighting control  3) absence of creaking rides  4)better opportunity for my friends to stop by and visit me  5) option to spend money in a great variety of halls decked with bows of holly

the BAD: 1) booth is in a relatively low traffic area  2)less business  3) longer hours  4) longer drive  5) option to spend money in a great variety of halls decked with bows of holly

Here are some sketches of people I’ve seen walking by.

The difference between this and the previous sketch is that I spent many hours on this one.  It is watercolor and colored pencil.