A Teal and Apricot-colored wedding with caricatures!

This was the color scheme, for this lovely wedding reception at a golf course in Wilmington, Delaware.

I drew on teal and apricot toned paper:

These are my  FAST unshaded line drawing caricatures, since there were more than 100 guests---and I was able to draw more than half of them!

 See more wedding guests here:     Reel 1.     Reel 2. 

So...the bride and groom were my final of the night...and they spent most of their time on the dance floor, hence the un-tuxed groom.  Here's a link to their adorable reaction. 

Thanks so much for having me (and for the cookies!!!)! The bride's mom found my listing on the Knot.

Update: Bride's mom left this feedback on my Google listing. Thank you!!!

Emily was simply amazing! Professional and fun! All the guests loved their pictures. If you are on the fence don't be.. book Emily for that extra personal touch.

10th birthday party with caricatures!

 This lovely young lady celebrated her 10th birthday with her besties at a pool party, with caricatures!

I drew everyone individually first, including parents and siblings. 

These got hung up for everyone to admire!

I advised the mom to tell parents to have their kid's caricature copied either at home or at a plave like Staples or Fedex Office, so they could have fun coloring themselves in withwhatever art supplies they enjoy. To that end, I also emailed an 8 x 10 version of the group caricature to my client, so she could share that with the kids, too. 

Of course we were outside, in a nice shady sitting area under the deck...there was a chimney swallow nest in the corner, and the mama bird kept flying through here to feed her babies. That was a first for me! 

Happy bday, Emma! Thanks for having me!

Feedback from Emma's mom (who booked me via The Bash) was: 

Thank you - it was such a wonderful surprise and everyone loved the pictures! 

8th grade formal at Country Club with caricatures!

Eight grade graduations at Catholic schools are a big deal...for this small class, their parents pulled out all the stops to give them a very memorable occasion, including CARICATURES!

And here they all are! 

Thanks so much for having me!!

43 Fourth-Grader Caricatures (and two teachers)

These are my speedy line-drawing-only style caricatures, did 45 faces in just slightly over 2.5 hours. After each one, the teacher would photocopy it so the students could color themselves in! What fun! And SCHOOL'S OUT!

 

Thanks for having me!

Bridal Shower with Silhouettes

Live Silhouettes are an especially good fit for wedding showers, as such minimalistic, yet elegant profile portraits make any lady look good! (No gentlemen were present, so I can say that!)

First, here is the lovely Bride-to-be with her silhouette:

and her reaction:

The venue was a *very* nice restaurant  (staff were wonderful) with lots of room for me to set up:

My client, the bride's mom (who found me via The Bash), even provided this beautiful signage for me:

Here's MY view from my station:

Now for some silhouettes...actually ALL the silhouettes, done in about two hours:

Below: I did this one by stealth !

Above: HAD to get that amazing earring in!

Thanks again to these lovely ladies for having me...

this was the feedback waiting for me the next morning on The Bash. :-)

Emily was great , professional and talented. She made sure everyone walked away with a personal silhouette . All the guests enjoyed having their silhouette done.

Post prom caricatures!

 Another late night, another post prom! I've done this Delco high school's post prom for quite a few years now---and just this year, I found out inadvertently that I knew my client's wife's grandfather. He was a beloved maintenance man at my elementary school...so that was a LONG time ago!!

Here's my IG reel for the full decor and ambiance. 

Here's my client and his wife....:-)

And here are some students:

These two's reaction can be seen here:

Thanks for having me, Strath Haven!

8th grade formal with TWO caricaturists!

I was joined by Artgirl Deb Schafer:

There were almost 300 students at this dance, so we both did line-drawing-only caricatures, I drew almost 60 kids in three hours!

There were a few moms sprinkled in there too!

Here's my two IG Reels:   Ambiance    Reaction!

Below: Deb and I always seem to match without even trying!