That's a question that I'm frequently asked. How many faces can I draw per hour.

Fair question - Although an Artist is At The Party for Entertainment more than for Production, a client might want to know what to expect. I naturally draw about ten faces per hour in a Party setting. That's without controlling it - without trying to make a certain number per hour. So that's my answer - I draw approximately ten faces per hour.

But so often a client will want me to go as fast as possible - "Approximately ten per hour? That means you would draw more than ten per hour if you hurried, right?" Or, at the event itself, if the guests think that they're just there to get lots of Things - Even though they're watching Artwork being created, even though I might have initiated pleasant banter, even though people are involved and laughing......

I try to accommodate the clients and guests. If they want production, I focus on That. The speed-pictures are good enough. But if they want the Real Thing, there's so much more I can draw. Here's a picture that I drew quickly at a Corporate Picnic. because I sensed that my Audience was most intent on waiting their turn to Get a paper put into their hands. A nice happy picture - but I wished I had time to experience that unique Face. So I drew it again here in the Studio. Just for myself.

They're both basically the same thing - Quick Cacs, I call it. The better one could have come out at a Party if I hadn't been feeling pressured to produce, produce, produce at that particular moment. It's just a matter of allowing a little extra time to look at the face and feel what it's doing. And a little extra time to look at my finished picture and see what else it needs. I do take the moment to do my best picture more often than not. But it's more important to do my best Job when I'm hired for a Party. To do what's needed in the moment.

This was an unusual request. I usually work with the clothes that the people are wearing when I make my Fashion Sketches. But this time, Bloomingdales was having an event called 'You on the Red Carpet'. Or 'Lights, Camera, Fashion'. Something like that. So I was sent actual pictures of dresses - their customers were going to choose which dress they wanted to be wearing in their drawings.

Here are some Samples that I drew up before going. Not only so the customers would see my drawing style, but also so I could prepare some ideas I had to portray this event:

I finally did it! I drew a Uvula!

First I drew this:

Then, then I drew This!