'Tis the Wedding Season

Had a great time at the latest wedding I attended. Many congratulations to the happy couple, John and Carrie who got hitched on May 27th.

Congrats to Christina and Eric!

Congratulations to Christina and Eric on their wedding! Bay Area Caricatures is happy to travel to any and all kinds of events. Live digital drawings are a great way to entertain your guests or contact me for a clever wedding gift idea.

Tying the Knot!

Think outside the box the next time you are invited to a wedding! Give the gift of customized artwork and bring a smile to the happy couple's faces for eternity. Contact Bay Area Caricatures now and see how we can make that big day even more special.

8-21-10 Wedding

Without fail, it seems I am always asked to stay late at weddings. I had a line 20 people deep as soon as this evening began, and managed to get almost all of the guests in attendance drawn. The bride was a hairstylist, and so there were some funny poses from the made up ladies towards the end.

3rd Wedding in 3 days, 6-27-10

4-10-10 Part Two, Wedding in Alameda Hires Bay Area Caricature Artist Jon Casey

Olivia had me come and draw at her wedding. It was a lot of fun and I drew most of the kids and some adults too!

10-25-09

A wedding in Berkeley. I worked this party with the great face painter Catherine Grillos. 

The caricatures were so popular I had to stay an extra hour.

10-24-09 Part Two

A beautiful wedding out in Felton California!

10-17-09 an Alternative Wedding in San Francisco!

Carolyn Gerin, writer and producer of Anti-Bride .
She wrote this amazing review for Yelp.com :

When I think of caricatures, I think of Ocean City Maryland end-of-the- boardwalk-cheese that doesn't really capture the personality or essence of the person sitting for their portrait. Not so, Jon. I was covering for my magazine and blog probably one of the hippest weddings in recent history last night, (how cool is it that the bride and groom thought to do this for their wedding and guests? A for creativity!) and met Jon for the first time. After watching him capture 4 couples particular mojo to perfection, I realized that this guy is for real. Also, he's about as attitude free and nice as a talented illustrator can get. People were waiting 4-5 deep for their portraits. He also nails it quickly with a good strong line and grabs the essence of the person, and couple sitting for the portrait. It was fun, it was fast, and it was fabulous. Not to mention a slam dunk crowd pleaser, as I think most of us haven't had our caricatures done since we were 12 years old at a mall carnival parking lot in Anywhere, USA. People had forgotten how much fun it is, and it really did unleash the inner kid in many of us. People couldn't stop talking about their cool portraits, where they would hang it, Jon's ability to "nail that one thing" that defines us as individuals, and how much fun the experience was. Also, I've never been anywhere at midnight after a 6 hour wedding where no matter what state of inebriation any of the guests were in, one thing was clear: that portrait was going to be treated like the Holy Grail until transported safely to a reputable frame shop. Jon is a rock star, nuff said.

Chad contacted me about his wedding a few weeks ago, saying that it was going to be a bit out of the ordinary and it sounded a lot of fun. The wedding party was dressed with really cool style, and among other interesting bits, the groomsmen ran on stage with Luchador Masks on. They asked me to stay for an extra hour to get in a few more friends.

It was also great getting to work with local legendary caricaturist and illustrator Zach Trenholm. Most of the events I do are single artist events, but every time I have a chance to work with Zach or watch someone else work at that level, I feel like I learn something new.

10-7-09 Charity Event at Fort Mason in San Francisco, with Jon Casey of Bay Area Caricatures

This is Liz Guthrie, who coordinated the event. Thanks Liz!

This very nice lady felt like cupcakes were a good trade for the drawing.
Next May, I will be drawing for a local couple who has won the Dream Wedding. I often volunteer for charitable causes, and this event was a sort of meet and greet for the applying couples. I made a lot of great contacts, and drew some fun sketches in exchange for wine and cupcakes. I love my job.

Some recent photos of me at work

Photo courtesy of Michael Shumyater photography 415-713-1347. From Kristina Marie's Bday party in San Francisco.
Photo courtesy of Adrian Wong (Adrian Wong ) from Duy Tran's Wedding.

10-4-09 Wedding Party at the Hotel Westin St. Francis, San Francisco hires Bay Area Caricatures

The Bride's parents Caricature was a favorite of all the guests! People with as much character in the face as the older gentlemen are a pleasure to draw.  

I like this sketch as it shows a long, narrow face, VS a square shaped face. Of course, my drawing is an exaggeration of these two.


Being an artist has it's perks. The wait staff really  liked my work. They said they had seen tons of artists in the hotel (the bottom guy here has been at work at the Westin for 24 years!) but they were willing to trade for some art.... They had a specially prepared meal with wine, hot and waiting for me, in exchange for a couple drawings. (They joked that no one else had a meal specially prepared for them.) All in all, a very fun gig!!

10-3-09 Part Two, wedding party at Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City hires Bay Area Caricatures

9-19-09 Event Number Two, Wedding in San Jose

I went straight from the Corporate Party in Coyote Point park to San Jose, for Duy Tran's wedding. There were hundreds of people there, and my sketches increased in speed as the line got longer. At one point I drew 4 people in 3 minutes! I got in as many people as I could, but this was a party where two artists would have worked better. Although there was no way possible to get everyone in, I got some great sketches and a lot of compliments.

8-15-09 Part Two, Wedding party in San Jose

San Jose Wedding Party

Tiffany hired me for her pre-wedding wedding party in San Jose. The party was great, and she sent this wonderful review to Yelp the next day:

So I had this wild idea a week before our Hawaiian Wedding Celebration (before the real thing in a month) to get an artist to sketch our guests. Given Jon's great Yelp reviews which hold alot of weight with me, I figured he seemed like the real deal. Now I have to be honest, my soon-to-be-hubby wasn't sure of the idea. I booked Jon anyway. He responded the same day with estimates and ideas for a custom sketch with the Hawaiian event theme.
Jon was more than we could have ever asked for. His work is INCREDIBLE. He stole the show and people were lined up 4 deep. We finally had to pull him away for a break. We had so many takers we begged him to stay another half hour. Even after Jon left people kept looking at their sketches and talking about his work. His personality fits any crowd and quite charming with guests. I would do it all over again and will know what to expect as far as him being in such demand. Soon-to-be-hubby is still talking about eating his words as this was the best idea ever!
If you're here and looking at reviews for an artist, save the hassle and your time. Go with Jon!

7-3-09

Another Happy newly- wed couple