55th Birthday

His wife wanted me to give him bigger ears.

Figure Studies

For a change I thought I would show some of my live figure studies I did this evening. When I attended art school in Philadelphia I enjoyed figure drawing. Twenty years later I still enjoy drawing live models. Some people think artists become cartoonists because they can not draw realistically which is not the case. Understanding anatomy and drawing what I see helps me be a better caricature artist. These are 3 to 10 minute color pencil sketches.

Asheville's Bele Chere Festival

I drew this past weekend at the Bele Chere festival in downtown Asheville. Bele Chere means "beautiful living" in ancient Scottish. I took a few pictures of my work.

Stepp Family Reunion

Been busy lately. Here are a few party style caricatures I did at a family reunion. They take around 5 minutes to draw.

More Pet Caricatures at the Hop

Another pet caricature event. These are fun. It was held at a local ice cream shop on Merrimon Avenue called The Hop .

Ballpoint Pen sketches

I brought my sketchbook to an outdoor music concert. I spotted these two and drew their caricature with a ball point pen.

These sketches were done previously in a coffee shop.

Executive Caricature

This was for Montreat College just outside Asheville. A "executive caricature" is great way to honor a person in your school, organization or company.

Live Pet Caricatures!

This weekend I drew many dogs and their owners at Petaplooza in Charlotte. It was my first time drawing pets live! Eric Melton, a Charlotte area caricature artist, invited me to draw with him. We were both busy the whole time.

Wedding Couple

I will be drawing caricatures at their wedding next week.


I arrived early and this is my set up for the wedding. I drew for 4 and a half hours. (I did not get a chance to take pictures of my caricatures.)

Happy Father's Day Caricature

Memorial Day Caricatures

Fun and fast Caricatures

Depending on the venue I am at I vary my style and time spent sketching my caricatures. Some faces I make to look like cartoons. Other times I draw someone more realistically in a portrait style. I like to experiment and add more details or draw quicker simpler sketches. I always try to capture the person's likeness even with an exaggerated caricature. This busy college event called for my quick style caricatures. The video is one I did in 90 seconds.