Latest doings...

Last weekend I did dog caricatures at a fundraiser to benefit Lakewood Dog Park. There are a few neighbors of the park that want it shut down because of alleged noise and smell problems. That would be too bad if that were the case but these neighbors are just being mean. The facts are that they live over 1/2 mile away from the park, the park closes around 9pm, the Lakewood Animal Shelter is right next door to the park and the park is built right next to the CITY WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.... Need I say more? 100's of dogs love to go to this park every day to run and play with other dogs. It is a shame that a couple of bad apples have to spoil the pie. I raised $126 for the park by doing dog-icatures! That money will go to defend the park. Santa was there taking photos with the dogs and I was there drawing them. Here are a few of them that I drew:


My dog Dewie and Santa!






So, that was the week before last. This past weekend, I did a group caricature for a Christmas card for a company party in Mansfield, Ohio.
I only had 1.5 hours to draw everybody in the group and the people at the party. Given that, I think it turned out OK!





Before that gig however, my friend Bobby Petit, Owner of Dor Lo's Pizza, in Ashland, OH had me come into his business and draw his customers. I did caricatures of a few people at a bar in Mansfield, called the Den for another friend that evening.


Saturday I drew at the annual Akron Children's Hospital's Akron Burn Unit Christmas Gala where they gave all the burn unit kids presents and had a big dinner for them. It was a nice thing to do too with my new friends Gumball and Marlowe who are clowns.


Here are a couple more drawings from a few weeks ago in Keene, NH: 







And another live group caricature for an elementary school class. This was fun cuz they were all looking over my shoulder when I did it and it was cute.