http://dougshannon.com San Francisco based caricaturist specializing in live event entertainment and commission illustration done from photos Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:18:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [slideshow=44,450,450] Food For Thought is a great organization that provides meals and other assistance to Aids victims. Their annual bash is a big thank you to the volunteers who make it happen. Here are a few of my favorite caricatures. http://dougshannon.com/2008/08/24/nonprofit-party-sebastopol/ [slideshow=43,450,450] Richard at A Sound Explosion hired me and a second artist, Zach Trenholm to daw caricatures a Lafayette health club's annual open house. It was a huge crowd and kept us both busy all night. http://dougshannon.com/2008/08/24/398/ 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. ... http://dougshannon.com/2008/08/21/company-picnic-san-francisco/ Google hosted a couple thousand clients on their Mountainview campus and brought in Angie Jordan and myself to draw live digital caricatures. I love the 60" screen they provided although some of the noses looked a little largish up there. This was the biggest event I can remember doing and ... http://dougshannon.com/2008/08/20/trade-show-event-san-jose/ 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. http://dougshannon.com/2008/08/18/company-party-oakland/ 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. Since the art is digital it was ... http://dougshannon.com/2008/08/18/private-commission-4/ [slideshow=42,450,450] Hannah was the star of the show at the Silver Creek Country Club in San Jose. She and her friends are crazy for sports so nearly ever caricature I did all night was soccer, basketball or lacross-themed. No complaints though, I had the privilege of drawing the charming family matriarch ... http://dougshannon.com/2008/08/17/mittzvah-san-jose/ 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 ... http://dougshannon.com/2008/08/17/company-picnic-santa-rosa/ NewEra had me as a draw at their booth for the 2008 Share Conference. Don't ask what it's about, it's crazy technical. Anyway their theme was "Integrity Agent" ala 007. I made them templates that reinforced the secret agent theme. Note the lariet holders—very nice! I was pleased to see ... http://dougshannon.com/2008/08/13/trade-show-caricature-san-jose/ Medtronics in Santa Rosa called upon me to make two more caricature illustrations for employees who were either transferring or leaving, These were framed as gifts but also supplied in digital form for a power point portion of a sendoff meeting. http://dougshannon.com/2008/08/10/retirement-caricature/