Park Life

This couple were studying to be chefs. Yes, the image was meant to be humerously subtle.

This was done from an ipod picture, at the park. Sometimes it's good to do these kinds of drawings in the park, it gets lots of attention.

Alecia is very sweet and funny. This is very fitting of her personality.

This guy requested this.......they wanted to hang it in their bedroom. Some pics require no explanation.

Although soccer really isn't that popular in the US, I canstantly hear about Ronaldinho, and how he's argueably the best player right now.

This is the "Jacob" character from the Twilight movies....my twilight samples attract every teenage girl that walks by the stand. Bad for culture, good for business.

I'll never understand why some people stretch their earlobes open for fashion....nor will I ever understand the women attracted to them.....

Funny story.....This woman came to me asking me to draw her as a mermaid (she saw an example of this at another rival caricature stand). I really hate doing requests likethese, because I like to draw real things and exaggerate them. Not draw fantasy pictures people wish to look like. In my opinion, that's not really a caricature. I tried to talk her into being drawn normally (in a caricature), and she said "well, if you can't do it...." From there I took it as a challenge. She told me mine blows the other mermaid out of the water!!!

This boy was about 13 years old, and weighed about 77lbs. He wanted me to draw him as an MMA cage fighter. There's times when I just have to bite my tongue and draw.

This guy came to me with lots of photos and instructions, but it was a slow day so I didn't mind spending some time on this one.

This girl works at Busch Gardens, and had a great sense of humor......and a large smile. Sorry about the bad photo.

Here's another unbelievable story....two ladies walked up at my stand asking "Can you draw from a picture?" I said, sure. As I was drawing the caricature the younger lady gave me a little hard time...."why her head so big? Why her mouth all like that?" I'm used to it. But as I was finishing it she seemed to like it a lot. The older woman kept asking questions...."Do her eyes look pretty? Is her skin the right color? I'm gonna hang this in my house you know...." She finnaly asked, "can you put her name on it?" Playfully I said, "Surely you don't forget who she is, do you". Honest to God she looked and said, "Well....I'm blind and I want to make sure who it is". As they were walking away she was asking her family as she was holding it looking into the sky,..."Is it cute? Does It look like her? Owww...she so precious."

 I didn't even sign it.

This guy looks like a rat or a snake, but everyone seems to know him as well as Billy Mays as a famous pitchman or salesman. Apparently, the Shamwow is a good product.

This was a real nice guy who wanted to be drawn playing the piano. He was expecting a goofy silly drawing but was pleasantly surprized at the serious yet dramatic tone I drew him in. He was wonderfully surprized that he contacted a friend of mine to get my info to compliment and thank me once again. It's moments like these that make it all worth it.

Argueably one of the most beautiful women of the 70s and 80s, This Charlie's Angel was the most memorable.

The most popular, highest paid pitchman in the history of TV.....If Billy Mays couldn't convince you to buy his stuff, you have more willpower than most everyone else.

Wierd, Strange, and ultimately unpredictable as his personal life was, Michael Jackson will forever be one of the greatest talents to ever live. He will always be, th King of Pop.

This was an easy gag. Hugh Jackman seems like a good Wolverine, althoug I heard the movie was disappointiong.

One of the most popular pop culture things to cash in on teenage girl's emotional hormones, the couple from "Twilight".

He hates you, and thinks you're untalented.

I'm actually a Phelps fan, but I had to illustrate the visual of him getting "kicked off" th Wheaties box.

If you haven't heard the story of this lady, google it if you can stomach it. The decline in society isn't as much the fault of crime, drugs, etc. But rather people like this who discover a wretched way to take advantage of the generosity and charity of others. Not to mention taxpayer dollars.

He won the NBA MVP award, and is considered today's Michael Jordan. His team DID lose to the Orlando Magic however......

He is currently one of the best players in the NBA, and the star player of my home team, the Orlando Magic. He also has some of the largest shoulder I've ever seen on a human being.

The leader of Venezuela, he's probably one of the most hated dictators still in power. You wouldn't believe the level of reaction this sample gets at the park.