Freddie is in charge of the trainers at the LA Fitness club I sweat, grunt, groan, and suck air at, and he wanted me to draw the son of his friend for a Mother's Day present.  Instead of pay, he gave me a couple of training sessions in exchange.

Commission from Kaiser Permanante;  retirement gift for Donna after 23 years of service.

My little adventurer Lauren went up north to help a friend with the interior remodel of a cabin; floors, walls, ceiling, etc.  In her free time she learned how to use a weed whacker, riding lawn mower, and a rototiller, which I used to incorporate into this year's birthday card for her.  She does everything in her bare feet, which are more leathery on the bottom than most shoes.  If she ran over them with the mower or tiller, I'm sure her feet would do more harm to the machines than they to her feet!!!

My caricatures featured on the cover of the program and banner on the wall of the Norris Theater, Palos Verdes, for the play Arsenic and Old Lace.  Kind of fun!

This week I was commissioned by The Norris Center for the Performing Arts to do nine caricatures for their poster of the production of Arsenic and Old Lace. They wanted my sketchy style and loved the final drawings. I had an absolute blast doing them!!! Hopefully they will give me a finished poster and I will publish that when it comes.

Commission for a father's retirement present. My client originally asked that I make sure to exaggerate his chin as it is the family trademark. Given that license, I went for it. Luckily I sent a rough sketch first, because both she and her mother asked that I not exaggerate it SO much. They also wanted me to make him look younger. Women seem to want everyone to look better, not just themselves!!