1-12-12 The Arc SF

1-12-12
Volunteered time tonight for The Arc in SF, a group of social workers who help developmentally disabled adults. These people work hard and deserved a good time! Eventtoons came out in force with myself,Doug Shannon, and Salah Khudari to entertain. Downloads at Eventtoons.com

1-10-12 Jon and Salah for Fenwick and West at the Weinstein Gallery, Union Square SF

SF's Weinstein gallery, which became even more famous this year after the theft of a Picasso (later returned).

Bay Area Caricaturist Salah working his magic. 

Fenwick and West put on a great party at the Weinstein Gallery in SF, with entertainment by Bay Area Caricatures. Both Jon Casey and Salah were on hand to sketch the smiling guests. As you can tell from the photos, we were a hit! View and download photos from the event here!

1-9-12 Venrock

 All photos this page © http://www.garywagnerphotos.com

This was a really unique and fun job! Venrock hired Gary Wagner  http://www.garywagnerphotos.com
to shoot their party, and as he took photos he would drop them off to me to draw. I really enjoyed capturing a scene and people interacting together. I would love to have the chance to draw for other meetings/parties in a way that goes beyond just caricature and tries to capture the event as it takes place.

Download photos : http://bayareacaricatures.smugmug.com/

Prepared like a boyscout

Tonight's job required the giant screen cintiq and LED TV. I try to be prepared for any job that comes my way!

Great news : Brand new Gallery store for my website!

Introducing  a brand new Gallery section at www.BayAreaCaricatures.com. Now for every party I work, all of your guests will have access to free web sized downloads of all of the photos. Higher resolution digital downloads and prints are also available. This will be a great way to share the fun of your party with your friends!

RSVP to this free Yelp Party, and get a free sketch by me!

http://www.yelp.com/events/san-francisco-yelps-holiday-hangover-2-0

Party time! Come get a free sketch by Jon Casey on January 13th in SF at Big Daddy's courtesy of Yelp! There's a big party with free food, music, and vendors all through the week. RSVP for the FREE party, I'll be there sketching away!

A little more New Year's inspiration to begin the month!

Happy New Years!

As a New Year post to share with those of you who frequent my blog, I thought I would share some words and some art from American Cartoonist, Activist, Poet, Sign Painter, Traveler and Folk Singer Woody Guthrie. No caricatures this post, however, I consider Woody Guthrie to be one of the influences in my life and someone who's work I aspire too. He found a way to use cartooning, caricature, and his other gifts to describe the time he lived in and the people he knew. I can only hope my drawings offer a bit of the same.

Happy New Year everyone! Be safe out there, and I'll have lots of new work to share in the coming months!

Work more and better, Love Everybody, Make up your mind, Wake up and fight.

One of Woody's drawings in his numerous sketchbooks kept while traveling.

 This autobiography of Woody Guthrie is one of my favorite novels, and a great companion work to The Grapes of Wrath.

An early painting of mine (2005), titled "Woody Guthrie's Library"