DOUG SHANNON caricature artist

This company wanted to make certain that everybody who wanted a caricature got a caricature so they asked this artists to bring along some help. I enlisted Zach Trenholm and Big Al to join me at Central Park—we had a great time entertaining the congenial crowd of families and packed up as the sun was [...]

It’s back to school again and as a welcome, the staff at Sonoma state throw a big party for all. For a caricaturist drawing a lineup of fresh young feminine faces hour after hour can be a chore—no wrinkles or nose hair to exaggerate—but this artist rose to the occasion. after all, where else can [...]

Food for Thought is a terrific organization that, among other things, helps West county AIDS sufferers. They reward their volunteers with an annual celebration on a beautiful wooded estate in Forestville, with exquisite food, a jamming band and yours truly, drawing caricatures. Its an honor working for a few hours for these big hearted people.

This is my fourth year at this East Bay event and it just gets better and better. I love drawing family groups, some of the caricatures I did had five and six subjects on the page. This group really has a great time, with lots of activities. Funny though, on my break I found myeelf [...]

This caricature artist has been drawing traditional media carcatures at wedding receptions for years, but lately more and more wedding planners are asking for the digital option. It costs a little more but there are distinct advantages, full color being the biggest. No more peering over the artist’s shoulder—onlookers watching the drawing unfold on a [...]

Wells Fargo throws a huge company picnic every year with an event planning company running the show, who asked Doug to handle the caricature wing of the entertainment. Doug, the tallish duffer in the background, brought along two of the San Francisco Bay area’s best quick sketch artists to handle the crowd. The three of [...]

I’ve been spending so much time with my new live digital caricature site that I’m afraid I’ve been remiss.

The client needed four caricaturists for this event, and although this artist was booked elsewhere that evening, I  secured the best talent available and handled all the details for her. The cast included Zach Trenholm, Marc Schmid, Big Al  and Jon Casey, whose combined efforts were a big hit. For one stop shopping for multiple [...]

The artist was invited to draw caricatures at this St. Valentines Day event which was held at the South Beach Yacht Club, for the second year in a row. Billed as the Red Moon Cabaret, the theme was French, with entertainment running the gamut from can can dancers to host Michelis Michel’ s cabaret crooning. [...]

This illustration was commissioned  by  a group of wheeler dealers who wanted a humorous illustration of the transaction they had just accomplished.