Here I was working at a Hebrew School. I was hired to Caricature each child with the meaning of his/her Hebrew Name included (each child sat with a 'flashcard' of his/her name/meaning).

Well, I guess they were just in
Party Mode. A Happy Wild Bar Mitzvah Party.

This was a very unusual one. I was hired to draw at a man's 60's Birthday Party. But they had decided to do it as a recreation of his Bar Mitzvah ~ from when he was 13 years old. So there we were ~ with a bunch of 60 year olds trying to remember how they felt (and acted ~ yeow) when they were 13 years old. Okay.

I'm just there to help. Just Entertainment. But why why did they position me in front of the bathroom door, next to the loud musician, in a dark room with a RedRed light which couldn't even be toned down with the lights that I brought along. I'm not in charge. I go where they tell me to go.

Caricatures. Aces. It's amazing. But photos? They didn't come out so well under those conditions. I'm not set up to take but the simplest of photos. Just a quick photo from my iphone. Here are the ones that I managed to make usable by changing the lighting in PhotoShop.

People constantly walked between me and my easel to go to the Bathroom! Egads. Red light affecting the faces that I tried to see in the Dark. Couldn't communicate with the guests over the loud music. But I drew. We had a Blast! The Guests and I would have felt more comfortable if I wasn't right in front of the Bathroom door. I would have done a lot of things differently. What could this venue have been thinking??

Caricatures at Adult Parties, Adult Party Entertainment, 60-year-old Birthday Party, 63-Year-Old Birthday Party, Birthdays, Corporate Events, Holiday Events, Sweet 16, Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah

I'm thinking - maybe I'll keep up to date on posting Party Pictures this year. Here it is, Monday, and I'm already posting photos from Sunday's Bar Mitzvah. It was wild. The Bar Mitzvah boy was one of Seven children in his Family. Friends and Relatives - Lots.

So I just focused on doing my job. Drawing good pics quickly. Trying to keep Everybody happy. That means, as usual, that I don't really pay much attention to the photographs that I snap for this blog. I just aim in the general direction, and figure that I'll see whatever I see when I get back to the Studio.

Once again, I'm touched by how kind, sensitive, extremely caring some people can be. When I downloaded the photos off my phone, I was struck by one young boy who was so amazingly aware (and talented). He was one of the last people who I drew - very quickly - I wanted to draw as many people as possible. Now that I see the photo, I see that he tried to imitate the funny expression that I caught during one fleeting moment. Just having fun with the experience.

To all of you wonderful people - just out there to have a good time - -- I love you all.