Imagine this ~ I walk into an upscale Park Avenue Organization, ready to do my thing, ready to draw Caricatures, as hired by my Agent. And my liaison greets me - talking about me Giving My Presentation.

Well, I have certainly done plenty of Presentations before, but I hadn't been told. I didn't come prepared with notes, Sample Caricatures and Sample Portraits, things to give out..... And lucky for me that I hadn't done all that Prep-work ahead of time. Because it wasn't needed.

I told my liaison the situation. I said that I could certainly Wing It ~ that I'm comfortable to talk about my work, but.....

He said that was fine. They really just wanted me to say a few words at the beginning and then to demonstrate.

It's good to be Experienced. It's good to have Faith.

It's that time again. A lot of Studio Caricatures been coming my way. I never cease to be amazed at how each one is different ~ each client is different. Each picture is different. Each experience is different.

This time I was booked to draw at the older girl"s 5th Birthday Party. My client, having seen my blog, decided that it would be a good idea to draw the Birthday Girl and her sister ahead of time. To have it on display. To make sure they'd have time to be drawn..... So she also ordered a Studio Caricature. Good. That's nice.

Then the Agreement arrived. Ummmm, on it the Mother wrote that the girl is sensitive. So I shouldn't accentuate 'certain features'. Ummmm. Lol. Which features doesn't she like? These girls look like absolute Dolls! Did you ever see anyone so cute??? And anyway, how am I supposed to make it look like them if I'm not free to work with what I See? Has she seen this blog??? I thought this really shows how I see things, how I draw things.

Okay. I start drawing. Thinking Beauty. Lovely. Beauty. Lalala. And here's what I came up with. I love it. Feels perfect. But it's black/white. I was hired to make a Color Caricature. Oh.

So I went to the Office Supply Store. Made a photocopy on Shiny Paper. And Matted it as an extra freebee for my client. Because I thought that Color would ruin it. I'll post the Color copy when I have it.

"Take a Seat and Enjoy Your Own Complimentary Caricature" ~ That's Me!

I was hired by the Marc Jacobs Company. So you can come to Saks in Manhattan (611 5th Avenue) and get your free Caricature. I'll be drawing the Public from 3 - 6 pm. I feel excited to see who comes ~ Will it be You? Let me know if you read about it here at my blog.

Here are photos of some of the people that I've drawn from several different parties. All mushed together in my mind. So many people that I see. So many individuals: