DOUG SHANNON caricature artist

Lots of cool good-looking kids at Finley Center in Santa Rosa. Here is one of the future tennis stars I drew caricatures of.

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Crissy Field has to be the toughest venue for a caricature artist in the city, with no shade and lots of wind. But CCI, a general contractor firm made the best of it with a great band, pictured here, and great catering, along with Franco’s Family Fun Tattoos and me. Here are a couple of [...]

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Sequoyah Country Club is a regular client; they have me doing caricatures every year at their employee party and funny thing, every year the lines get longer. Here are a few faves.

Here’s a unique caricature illustration I did for a wedding guest sign-in. It measures 24X30″ and will be framed after the reception. Note the time ribbon with milestones of the relationship. It’s been a long journey, but this state at least, finally gets it.
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Marc Schmid and I drew caricatures for a Northbay Entertainment at a carnival sort of setup in Rohnert Park. We both drew nonstop for three hours—kids, family groups, lots of smiles here. This was my first cartoon subject, luckily I got a photo because later I would have been too busy.

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