DOUG SHANNON caricature artist

Event Entertainment and Gift Illustration for San Francisco Bay Area and Beyond.

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Archives for the ‘Company Event’ Category

Corporate Event / Sunnyvale

By dougshannon • Feb 15th, 2010 • Category: BLOGPOST, Company Event

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 [...]



Club Event / San Francisco

By dougshannon • Feb 15th, 2010 • Category: BLOGPOST, Company Event

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. [...]



Private Party / San Francisco

By dougshannon • Dec 7th, 2009 • Category: BLOGPOST, Company Event

The artist was invited to draw caricatures at the 60th birthday celebration for a much beloved lady, held at the penthouse suite at the Fairmount San Francisco. I managed to catch a photo of the birthday girl and her accomplice with their caricature. The paty was planned by Gina Michnowicz of Orchestrate Lifestyle Management, a [...]



Company Picnic Caricaturist / San Rafael

By dougshannon • Sep 27th, 2009 • Category: BLOGPOST, Company Event, EVENT

This landscape architect firm threw a big bash at McNears Beach where the artist drew caricatures of employees and their families for five hours this Saturday. Fortunately it was perfect weather, without  the usual wind, and a great time was had by all.



Special Event Entertainment / Lafayette

By dougshannon • Aug 30th, 2009 • Category: BLOGPOST, Club Functions, Company Event

This is the artist’s third year at an annual event this mammoth health club throws for its members. It was mostly 50+ couples, my favorite demographic for traditional media caricatures, and so I had a blast, with a long line of kibbitzing, wine-sipping hecklers. I brought along Laura Gilmore as well, to round out the [...]



Picnic Artist / East Bay

By dougshannon • Aug 16th, 2009 • Category: BLOGPOST, Club Functions, Company Event, EVENT

Three caricaturists at this event—Marc Schmid, Big Al and myself. IBEW is a friendly, family-oriented union that celebrates every year with a big shindig, complete with rock wall, BBQ steaks, a live band and Franco from Family Fun Airbrush Tattoos, who originally referred me for this gig three years ago. It was four hours of [...]



Company Picnic /San Rafael

By dougshannon • Aug 16th, 2009 • Category: BLOGPOST, Company Event, Company Parties & Picnics, EVENT

Ray’s Catering hired this artist to entertain The Wine Exchange, a company that deals in a variety of alcoholic beverages, with caricatures at their company picnic. I drank water only, but had a blast drawing the lineup of happy faces. Pix on the way!



Company Picnic Caricature / San Jose

By dougshannon • Aug 6th, 2009 • Category: BLOGPOST, Company Event, Company Parties & Picnics, Corporate Events, EVENT

The artist was asked by TIVO to provide entertainment for a company picnic, held under tents, for employees and their families. Anticipating big demand, The artist brought along two other caricaturists, Zach Trenholm and Marc Schmid, to help out. A great time was had by all, especially I hope, by the lady who waited in [...]



Corporate Function / San Francisco

By dougshannon • Apr 2nd, 2009 • Category: BLOGPOST, Company Event, EVENT

Globalpress hosts tech journalists from all over the world every year and this is the third year I’ve been back drawing caricatures for them, Lots of great faces here, including two of the stff at the Nikki Hotel.



Company HCompany Holiday Party / South San Francisco

By dougshannon • Dec 19th, 2008 • Category: BLOGPOST, Company Event, EVENT

Judging from the Prudential Realty group I drew caricatures for at Oyster Point, the real estate market is back. Lots of smiles here, mortgage rates are dropping, God bless us every one!