The Story Behind Caricatures by Kathy
Hi, I’m Kathy Buskett, the artist behind Caricatures by Kathy.
I’ve been a professional caricaturist for 27 years. I spent ten of those years in Las Vegas, drawing caricatures for some of the biggest companies in the world.
But I wasn’t always a flattering caricature artist.
To learn the story of how and why I became a flattering caricature artist, read on.
Flattering, Fun Caricature Artist Kathy Buskett
So I have a confession to make
The reason I draw flattering, fun caricatures today is because I once made a young woman cry.
Let me just say, it wasn’t on purpose.
At the time, I was following a trend toward highly exaggerated caricatures that could sometimes be harsh, ugly, or downright mean. There was an idea in the caricature world that if your work wasn’t edgy or extreme, it didn’t count. (Still is by the way)
And unfortunately I followed the trend.
The reason I draw flattering "Complimentary" Caricatures is because I made someone cry.
Then one day, I drew a young woman that way, and she cried.
I felt awful. I apologized immediately and offered to redraw her, but she said no thank you. Honestly, I couldn’t blame her.
"Done Dirty"
The truth is, I should’ve known better.
Not long before that, I was at a caricaturists’ convention, talking to someone, when an artist suddenly walked up and threw a drawing at me.
Before I could even react, the artist disappeared into the crowd. I never saw who it was, and I hadn’t even known I was being drawn.
The "mean" caricature wasn’t flattering or funny. It felt aggressive, like an assault with a marker. I was humiliated and honestly pretty upset.
After making that young woman cry, I had to face the fact that I had just done the same thing to someone else.
I did some serious thinking and realized that I didn’t want to shock or embarrass people. I didn’t want to chase trends or prove anything to other artists.
I just wanted to make people happy.
That’s when I made a decision that shaped my entire career. I would become a flattering caricature artist and only go extreme when someone specifically asked me to.
Turns out, a LOT of people want that.
The Mean Caricature of me:
Note: I Did NOT Draw this!
Yea, it's funny - but would you want one?
Here's a dirty little secret: Your guests likely
don't want one either! They want to look GOOD.
So do you. Don't we all?
That's a great reason to choose me as your caricatures artists near me near me
I will NOT draw You like this.
Instead, I will make you look BETTER than real life!
Why I Draw FUN Caricatures
A caricature of a Fun Couple who got drawn at
a wedding in Pensacola Florida
After I made that young woman cry, I had a choice to make. I could keep drawing exaggerated caricatures for shock value, or I could change direction completely.
I chose to change.
The more I thought about it, the less sense it made. Why would someone wait in line at an event, get excited about being drawn, and then walk away feeling worse?
That’s not fun. And that’s not the experience I want tied to my name.
So I made a decision that I’ve stuck with ever since. I draw fun caricatures. They’re flattering, expressive, and sometimes a little exaggerated, but they’re always designed to make people smile when they see themselves.
And something interesting happened when I made that change.
People didn’t just like their drawings. They LOVED them.
They showed them off. They kept them. They talked about them.
That’s when it clicked. This isn’t just about art. Getting a caricature at an event is a guest experience, and
how people feel when they walk away matters just as much as the drawing they take home.
That realization changed the way I approached the entire caricature experience. I began treating it as hospitality by greeting each guest, putting them at ease, and making sure they enjoyed the time they spent in my chair. That approach eventually led me to high-end events, where talent mattered, but service and the guest experience mattered just as much.
A Family gets a Fun Caricature by Kathy at a College Graduation at CSU in Gulf Shores. AL
What Happens When Caricature Is Done Right
Big smiles, a little laughter, and something they’ll keep long after the day is over.
That belief is at the heart of Caricatures by Kathy: how people feel is what matters.
When caricature is done right, people don’t walk away feeling worse. They light up.
Over the years, I’ve been lucky enough to witness some incredible moments because of that. Some have been funny, while others have touched me deeply.
These are just some of the stories that remind me why I do what I do.
This is where it really gets FUN
Below you can read one of the Fun Caricature Stories
I sometimes tell at events or for when I do public speaking or teambuilding activities or edutainment, or just when I'm talking to guests at a Special Occasion.
"You're a Funny Little Man"
The Night I Learned How to Draw a Crowd (Literally)
My first night drawing on Fremont Street in Las Vegas — where you either learn to draw a crowd… or you don’t last long.
Buddy Rose, The "Godfather of Caricature",
aka four feet of fury
The first time I worked at the caricature stand on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, I was terrified. Seven years into my career, and this place made me feel like a rookie.
What I didn’t know yet was that this night would teach me the difference between someone who draws and someone who draws a crowd.
If you’ve never been there, Fremont Street Experience is five blocks of old downtown Las Vegas transformed into a pedestrian entertainment district filled with casinos, bars, free concerts, street performers, and huge crowds of tourists from all over the world. It all sits beneath a massive video canopy that erupts into music and lights every hour on the hour.
And I was supposed to work there on the street until 2 a.m.
My boss, Buddy, kept telling me everything would be fine.
“Just remember,” he said, “don’t turn your back to the crowd where someone could jump you.”
This was not especially reassuring.
Buddy was not a tall guy. We used to jokingly call him “four feet of fury.” But he strutted around like a little banty rooster and could talk to anyone.
Seeing that I was frozen, he said, “All right, I’ll get your first customer.”
He walked straight up to a very tall man who was teetering slightly. Fremont Street allows open containers of alcohol, and this guy had clearly taken full advantage of that policy. The contrast between them was impressive.
“Want to get your caricature drawn?” Buddy asked.
The man squinted at him. “Wha?”
“You know,” Buddy said, “a funny cartoon sketch of you.”
Somehow, Buddy convinced him, and the man sat down in my chair.
He was so drunk he nearly fell out of it while I was drawing him.
So I was getting a lesson in how to draw a crowd. I had been drawing for about seven years at this point, but never in a situation quite like this.
No pressure, right?
The crowd was laughing and having a good old time. The guy seemed semiconscious. I drew him quickly, just wanting to get this one over with.
The drawing did look just like him, only funnier. He was also clearly drunk in the drawing. I always tell people, “I just draw what I see. Don’t blame me if you don’t like it.”
When I finished, I turned the drawing around.
The drunk guy looked at it.
Then he looked at Buddy.
Then he looked at me.
Then he stood up and said, “I’m not paying for that.”
I gasped.
Buddy and Me - a Caricature by Nick G.
From Caricature Cinema
No one talked to Buddy Rose that way. He was the “Godfather of Caricature,” founder of the National Caricaturist Network, and one of the most respected and famous caricature artists in the world.
But this guy didn’t know that.
Buddy stepped forward. “Yes,” he said, his voice like flint. “You are.”
I stood there with my mouth open. The crowd went silent.
The man grinned sloppily at him, patted him gently on the head, and slurred,
“You’re a funny little man.”
My eyeballs nearly popped out of my head.
Buddy turned about nine shades of pink, purple, and magenta. He clenched his fists in rage.
Have you ever seen a cartoon where someone gets so mad that steam comes off his head?
Yeah...that.
The drunk guy took one look at Buddy, did a double take, and suddenly realized what he’d done.
He sobered up instantly...
...and took off running through the crowd.
Buddy chased him down like a rabid Chihuahua chasing a Rottweiler off his front lawn.
And just like that, someone in the crowd stepped forward and said, “Can I be next?”
That was my introduction to Fremont Street and to performing as a live caricature artist in Las Vegas.
And I’ve been drawing a crowd ever since.
But my story didn’t start there, and it definitely didn’t end there.
A Comedian with a Marker
After years of drawing in places like Philadelphia, Detroit, and Las Vegas, I now travel throughout the Gulf Coast and beyond, drawing live caricatures for weddings, corporate events, and special occasions where people actually want their guests to have fun,
I’ve been a professional caricaturist since 1999. In case you’re like me and hate math, that’s 27 years.
As you can imagine, I’ve collected a lot of stories during that time. You might hear me tell one like the story above while I’m drawing at a special event. I have plenty of funny ones, like the time I drew a real-life mafia godfather.
Or the time I got married by Elvis. By mistake.
You’ll have to come to one of my events to hear those stories. Sorry, but I can’t give away all my best material here.
But the very best stories have meaning.
Kathy Buskett, owner of
Caricatures By Kathy, and a Family getting Drawn at a street festival in Mobile, AL
From the very beginning, I wanted my work to have meaning.
I had always worked with people before starting work as a caricaturist, pouring into people’s lives in settings such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, brain trauma facilities, church youth groups, and even in a group home setting where I was a group home parent to 36 “troubled” teenage girls.
I loved every minute of it.
And so when I started drawing cartoon sketches to make ends meet and found out that I could actually make a decent living as a sketch artist and caricaturist for parties, I really struggled with which path I should choose.
I wanted to do what God had for me. That had always been my goal from the time I was young, and drawing caricatures didn’t seem to fit the bill. However, it did pay my bills.
Working as a live caricaturist at the Samsung Galaxy Note product launch during CES in Las Vegas.
And so I resigned myself to a life of merely making fun caricature sketches.
It wasn’t until I left Las Vegas and started over on the Gulf Coast that I began to understand how what I do—as the artist behind Caricatures by Kathy—can truly make a difference.
Someone once told me that what I do is important because it spreads joy and gives people a memory of one good day.
I didn’t fully understand that at the time.
But I do now.
People often recognize me years later and tell me their caricature is still hanging in their home, sometimes decades later.
I've since realized:
The meaning of caricature was never about making people look bad…
It was about capturing something worth keeping.
Since I’ve come to understand that, I truly believe that drawing fun, flattering caricatures is
what I was meant to do.
And that what I do matters.
Here are a few stories that show you what I mean.
The Power of a Handshake
Adults get Handshakes. Kids get fist bumps and high fives.
I’ll never forget the day I sat in a dentist’s office, clutching the armrests of a waiting room chair, sweating bullets.
I’ve always had a horrible fear of dentists. Maybe it came from five long years of painful braces. Or maybe from the five more years I had to wear a retainer. Either way, I dreaded every visit.
But I was getting married, and I wanted clean teeth. So there I was, awaiting my doom in an oversized reclining chair that made me feel like Edith Ann.
And then something happened.
A dental assistant walked in, smiled big, shook my hand, and introduced herself. I still remember her name: Kathleen.
Suddenly, I wasn’t sweating anymore.
She asked me a few friendly questions and seemed genuinely interested.
That moment changed everything.
I don’t remember the dentist himself, or even his name.
But I remember Kathleen’s warm smile, and the fact that she cared enough to connect with me.
That day, I learned something powerful:
A simple introduction can completely change how someone feels.
And now, I bring that into every event I draw at.
When a guest sits in my chair at a wedding or corporate event, I introduce myself, shake their hand, and use their name.
For many people, it’s their first time being drawn, and understandably, they’re a little nervous. Add a crowd watching, and it can feel even more intimidating. But just like Kathleen did for me, I put them at ease.
A handshake. A little humor. A real connection.
And I can literally see people visibly relax.
From there, the drawings are better because the smiles are real, and the experience becomes something they actually enjoy.
They don’t just walk away with a drawing.
They walk away saying,
“That was so much fun.”
That lesson has stayed with me ever since, and it's something I do now at every single event.
(Thanks, Kathleen!)
How I Put People at Ease
At one wedding, the bride was nervous about getting a caricature.
She was clearly shy and kept putting it off until the very end. Finally, after everyone else had gotten drawn, she came up with her new spouse.
I could see right away that she was uncomfortable. I shook her hand and said, “I can tell you’re a little nervous.”
Then I told her what I tell a lot of people: I’m an ambivert. That means I relate to both introverts and extroverts.
“I love being at events like this,” I told her, “and then I go home and hide for a day or two.”
She laughed, and just like that, she relaxed. We talked a little more, and she started smiling naturally.
Afterward, she looked at her drawing and said, almost surprised, “That was actually fun.”
That’s how I connect with people who feel a little unsure about sitting down. I let them know that I get it.
Once people feel comfortable, they begin to open up.
And every once in a while, that leads to a moment I’ll never forget.
Deja’s Wedding – The Lady in the Wheelchair
A Wedding Love Story That Isn’t What You Think
The Lady Who Did a Little Dance
I was drawing wedding caricatures at a wedding three days before Christmas.
The line was steady but not too long, and the band was on the other side of the room, which was great because I could hear and talk to my guests while I drew. I could take my time. It was perfect.
As a wedding caricaturist, evenings like this are some of my favorites.
I was drawing a lady and her son.
I finished it up and revealed it, and when I did, she said, “You made me look so young! You made my day!”
Then she did a little dance.
Which made me laugh.
I LOVE delighting my customers.
They thanked me and got up.
Then someone pulled one of my chairs away.
I didn’t understand why until I turned around.
The Wedding Guest in a Wheelchair
There was an older couple coming to get drawn.
One of them was in a wheelchair.
It was a gentleman and his wife.
The man pulled the woman into the spot the chair had recently occupied.
Instead of sitting, he stood next to her.
The gentleman was maybe in his late 70s. His wife looked younger, but she was unable to hold her head up on her own.
I introduced myself and gave them brief instructions.
I told them I was going to draw the woman first.
I used to work in nursing homes as an activity director, and I knew that she was going to tire out quickly.
I was worried.
How was I going to draw her?
I always try my best to make people love their drawings.
This was going to be difficult because I couldn't see her face.
I hesitated.
But then the man, who was dressed in a dapper checkered suit, gently took his wife’s chin in his hands and held her head up for me.
She smiled at me.
And I could see that she was actually quite beautiful.
So I began to draw.
Capturing the Moment as a Caricaturist
Deja & David – The Plant Venue, Jackson, MS
One year after their vows, family and friends gathered to celebrate — and their caricature became a keepsake that made the day just as joyful as the wedding itself.
I drew her quickly so that they didn’t have to stay in that position for long.
As I was drawing, the husband carefully wiped his wife’s mouth with a napkin he had in his pocket.
He whispered something in her ear.
She smiled even bigger.
The love between these two was so touching that I was finding it hard to draw.
There must have been something in my eye.
Finally I finished the woman and told her husband he could let her relax.
He took a seat next to his wife, and her head drooped gently onto her chest again.
She was tired.
That was a lot of effort.
Now I drew the gentleman.
I looked it over. A little shading here. An extra line there.
And Now I was ready to reveal it.
Would they like it?
The Reveal
They loved it.
The wife was all smiles.
The husband gently unlocked her wheels and slowly wheeled her away.
I wiped my eyes and kept going.
Moments like this are part of what makes being a wedding caricature artist such meaningful work.
But the story isn't over. Not yet.
What the Father of the Bride Told Me
The Father of the Bride and her younger brother
Later that evening I was talking to the father of the bride.
He and his wife were taking a breather and grabbing a bite in the kitchen.
“When my daughter said she was hiring a caricature artist for her wedding, I said… a WHAT?” he said, scrunching up his face. I laughed.
“But you’ve been the best thing here tonight. People was lined up all night long.”
His wife nodded. “Everyone was talking about it,” she said.
Then he said something I will never forget.
“And you know those folks with the wheelchair?
They don’t ever get pictures taken. Anywhere. Neither of them.
But they got one with you.”
He took a bite of the ham slider he was munching on.
Almost as an afterthought, he said,
“That was my mom and dad.”
Why I Love Being a Caricaturist at Weddings
I sucked in my breath.
Those folks I drew with the wheelchair were the grandparents of the bride.
“You made their day,” his wife said.
“I’m so glad,” I said.
And again I had something in my eye.
Oh this was so why I do what I do.
I was so grateful for this job.
I had always wanted to help people.
And this was how I get to do it.
One caricature drawing at a time.
About a year after the wedding, I received a note from Deja along with a photograph of her and her grandmother. She told me that her grandmother had passed away not long after the wedding, and she thanked me for giving their family such a wonderful memory.
I don’t include their photographs here out of respect for their privacy. I wouldn’t even ask. But of all the stories I’ve collected as a wedding caricature artist, this is one of the most moving.
Deja, thank you for choosing me to be your artist. Thank you for trusting me with your day and with your people. I will continue doing my best to be there for every guest, to put them at ease, and to treat each person the way I would want to be treated.
Stories like Deja’s stay with me. They remind me that this work can become so much more than entertainment or a drawing. Sometimes it becomes a memory that a family holds onto.
I thought I understood how much that mattered. Then one Christmas, I took my markers into a children’s hospital and met a boy I'll call Tyrell.
The Gift
Tyrell at USA Health – Mobile, AL
I was standing in the entranceway to the hospital cafeteria, talking to the hospital activities director whose name was Laurie.
“Are you ready to go up?” she asked.
I gulped. I’d forgotten we were going to go room to room. I had never done this before. I was nervous. How was this going to work?
“Just let me grab my stuff.”
I picked up my portable easel and slung it over my shoulder, my back board, paper, a clip, and my container of markers.
We headed to the elevator.
“How many kids are we going to see?”
Laurie pulled out her list. “Ten,” she said. “If we can’t do them all in an hour that’s ok…”
“Oh we should be able to get them all done in an hour,” I said.
But then we started walking. The halls were long. They were decorated with Christmas trees, and I thought how much it would suck to be a kid stuck in the hospital at Christmas time.
That was actually why I was there at USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital — to entertain by drawing caricatures at the hospital’s annual Christmas tree lighting.
This place with the endless twisting halls reminded me of the nursing homes I used to work in.
Twenty-five years earlier, when I first started drawing caricatures professionally, I had worked in several different nursing homes as an activity director.
I loved being in Activities. I felt like I was making a difference. Caricaturing on the weekends had just been a way to make ends meet back then.
But I made better money as a caricaturist and I struggled with balancing both things.
I didn’t think being a live caricature artist would make enough of a difference in people’s lives and I wrestled with that a lot. I didn’t want to do something for a living that didn’t help people.
It seemed cut and dried. Working in nursing homes was helping people. Drawing funny pictures was not.
Eventually, money won out. I had to feed my family. I enjoyed my job, but I resigned myself to just making cute and fun caricatures for people instead of making a difference in people’s lives.
It had been a long time since I worked in nursing homes. A long time since I had done any bedside visits. Over twenty years. And I had never done any while drawing caricatures at the same time, though I had always wanted to.
I thought about this as I ran along beside Laurie, trying to keep up with her.
I had not figured in all this walking time in between rooms when I said that we could get them all in.
I hoped I wasn’t being too optimistic.
Laurie and I visited seven or eight sick kids.
I drew a Latino boy with a huge rectangular afro as Miles Morales, and he was surprised that I knew who Miles Morales was. He loved it.
I drew a teenage girl who joked about nearly 'croaking' from septic shock. Her mom, I could tell, didn't find it very funny.
Lastly, I drew a 19-year-old young man who had had both legs amputated above the knee. I didn’t ask how or why, I wasn't supposed to ask, and I was sure he was tired of telling people about it. He joked about it with dark humor that I found oddly funny.
I headed back downstairs to the tree lighting, but no one was around yet. It was too early. Someone came and whispered something to Miss Laurie. A moment later she turned to me.
“Since you’re not busy yet, would you mind going back upstairs? There’s one other person who I think would appreciate a drawing.”
Up we went.
We came to the room. Laurie knocked and peeked around the corner of the door. The room was dark and gloomy. I gulped.
“Hi!” she sang out cheerfully. “It’s Laurie from the family and life program! And this is Miss Kathy. We’re here bringing the Christmas party up to you.”
I followed her tentatively into the room.
A black teenager lay in the bed in the center of the room. He didn’t look so good. It was clear that he was in pain.
I stood next to his bed. “My name’s Miss Kathy,” I said. “What’s yours?”
“Tyrell,” he said. (This is not his real name.)
I offered him a fist bump, which I always did with kids, and he weakly managed to raise his hand.
“So Tyrell, I’m a caricaturist. I draw funny cartoons of people. Would you like me to draw one for you?”
The boy licked his lips and nodded. Laurie grabbed a chair for me and I sat at the foot of the bed and began my sketch.
I had actually always wanted to do this — draw sick kids in the hospital — but I had never had the opportunity before. But this kid. This kid was REALLY sick.
As I drew I talked to the boy.
“So I can draw you with whatever cartoon body you would like. I can do any superhero, or a sport, or…”
“Basketball,” Tyrell managed to croak.
I nodded. “Basketball it is.”
I was done drawing his face now, and I started in on my basketball body that I had drawn 1000 times or more. I worked quickly with deft strokes. Speed was what I was good at. It was what I was known for. It came in handy here, where Tyrell couldn’t handle more than a few minutes.
A nurse came in behind me. I vaguely heard her talking about how she was going to get him some morphine. Morphine. Wow. That was some serious stuff. This registered in the back of my mind as I worked on drawing this very sick kid.
Instead of drawing him as a very sick kid lying in a hospital bed, I was drawing him as a muscular athlete flying through the air, palming a basketball that he was about to slam into a hoop. The irony wasn’t lost on me.
I hoped he liked it. I hoped I could give him something — anything — to help him through this dark time in his young life. I was making small talk with Tyrell as I pulled out my art stick and began shading the piece. I did my best to strike a casual tone. Just a normal conversation — with a very ill, possibly dying boy.
“I have a son about your age. How old are you?”
“16.”
“He’s exactly your age. Just got his driver’s license. Do you drive?”
He shook his head. Despite being a person of color, he was pale. I noted that his lips, especially, were unnaturally ashen. I thought this was not good.
The nurse was putting the meds into Tyrell’s IV. I needed to work quickly.
A couple of last-second touches and the drawing was finished.
“Ready to see it?” Up until now he couldn’t see what I was doing. This was on purpose. I never let anyone peek.
I lived for this moment. Would he like it?
“Ready to see it?”
Tyrell nodded slightly. His eyes had been mostly closed. He opened them with effort.
Slowly, I turned the drawing around.
Tyrell’s reaction took my breath away.
His whole face lit up. He looked and looked, smiling like it was Christmas morning, and
for that one minute he was a normal, healthy kid again.
I choked up. This was why I do what I do. I was making a difference. This kind of thing made my whole job worthwhile.
I went into the hospital that day with the hope of giving the kids a gift for Christmas. That day, I got my own gift — when I gave Tyrell his drawing.
I remembered back to that time in my life when I didn’t think drawing silly pictures would make enough of a difference in people's lives.
But now, after 27 years, I finally realize — it does.
It really does.
My Purpose Today
Smiles that cross every background — bringing families joy at life’s milestones in Gulf Shores, AL is a true blessing
My faith and values guide how I treat people, how I work, and why I take this responsibility seriously.
I carry forward the legacy of my late husband, Buddy Rose — not just his art, but his commitment to helping other artists succeed. (yes, we got married!)
He founded the National Caricaturist Network, now known as the International Society of Caricature Artists, with the goal of helping legitimize caricature as an art form, as well as helping the artists.
And I couldn’t do this without my husband, Michael Buskett.
Today I juggle homeschooling my three teens (all artists themselves), writing a book, and running this business full-time. It’s a good thing I have ADHD! But through it all, one truth keeps me grounded:
God is the one who gave me this business and through it, I am able to give back to Him and to everyone I come in contact with.
I treat every single person with respect—no matter who they are.
That's what I try to do - not just draw marker portraits live, but to uplift everyone I can. God knows the world is dark enough these days.
We could all use a little light.
That's why I do what I do.
So if you want your guests to walk away smiling—and with something they’ll actually keep—
check your date and see if I’m available.
✨ Flattering. Fast. Unforgettable.✨
Samsung – CES Las Vegas
I helped launch the Galaxy Note with live digital caricatures at CES. Proof that caricatures can wow even the toughest tech crowd.
A Few Reviews
“I would absolutely recommend Kathy over and over again."
Kayla R,. Pensacola, FL
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Near Me
“I can't say enough about how amazing and stress-free this made party favors! All of the guests were so impressed!”
Celeste H., Daphne, AL
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“ She is fast, talented and super
friendly. Highly highly highly
recommend.”
Sarah Parker Smith,
Penscaola Beach, FL
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“Caricatures by Kathy was the LIFE of our party!!! “
Elizabeth Burkett,
Ocean Springs, MS
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SOME CELEBRITY "QUOTES"
"Haters Gonna Hate."
- Taylor Swift Caricature
"With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility."
- Peter Parker, AKA Spiderman Drawing
"He's Dead, Jim."
- Spock Caricature
I hope that got a Chuckle out of you.
If not, you DEFINITELY need me to come liven up your next event!
Frequently Asked Questions
A Fun Digital Caricature of Me & My Family
Are your caricatures mean like those ones I see on TikTok?
Nope. My caricatures are slightly exaggerated, just enough to be fun, but they’re never mean-spirited. I focus on capturing each person’s best features, so guests leave smiling. Even people who normally avoid caricatures often decide to get drawn.
What makes you different from other caricature artists?
I combine 27 years of experience with fast, flattering drawings and genuine hospitality. After spending ten years drawing at high-end events in Las Vegas, I understand that talent is only part of the job. I greet your guests, put nervous people at ease, and make the drawing itself part of the entertainment. I'm one of the fastest caricature artists in the world, drawing 20to 30 people per hour, which keeps lines down and your guests happy. I’m also fully insured, arrive early, and have never missed an event.
How many guests can you draw per hour?
In black and white, I average 20–30 guests per hour, which is often about twice as fast as many event caricaturists. That means more of your guests can enjoy the experience and leave with a drawing.
Do you draw in color?
Yes, I can draw in color. The materials I use are dry, non-toxic, and won’t smudge. There’s no drying time and no need for large drying tables, so my setup takes up less space and is less messy than a watercolor setup. Color drawings do take a little longer than black and white, but I do not charge more for color.
Can you personalize the drawings for my event?
Yes. I can add your names, wedding date, company logo, event theme, or custom design to the drawing paper. I can also create themed cartoon bodies when requested.
What kinds of events do you draw at?
I specialize in weddings and corporate events, including receptions, conferences, trade shows, holiday celebrations, branded events, galas, and milestone birthdays. I also accept select private, nonprofit, and community events.
Where are you based, and what areas do you serve?
I’m based on the Gulf Coast and regularly serve Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and surrounding areas. I’m also available to travel nationwide and worldwide for destination weddings, corporate events, and special events.
How do I reserve my date?
Your date is reserved once we both sign the booking agreement and the 50% retainer is paid. Because I accept only one event per day, once a date is booked, it’s no longer available. Saturdays, holidays, and popular wedding dates can fill well in advance, so it’s always best to check your date early.
Let’s Make Your Next Event a Story Worth Telling
Live caricatures give your guests interactive entertainment they can enjoy together and a flattering keepsake to take home. They laugh, talk, watch one another get drawn, and leave with something they’ll actually keep.
Whether you’re planning a wedding, corporate event, gala, or milestone celebration, I’d love to draw for you. I accept only one event per day, so check your date early to see if I’m available.
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