It’s Robin’s 30th anniversary with the organization! Here’s her card. Pencils first!

Drew a wonderful group of older folks today. Including Joan Kelly who, along with her dancing partner, were entertainers for the USO and performed for troops waiting to go overseas during WWII. She tap danced and sung at bases in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Hard to imagine all of the joy she brought to our brave soldiers. She’s one of my heroes!

A bit o’ caricature fun in St Petersburg today at an event. Janice, here, is firing from all cylinders. Firing hot lead, that is. So is her sure fire bird and not so sure fire dog. You see Janice comin’ around – Duck!

Here are a few photos from an event I performed this past Saturday in St. Augustine!

Met with Joanne in Jupiter to watercolor herself and her favorite things!

I was doing the caricature thing Saturday night at a wedding in Tavares, Florida, and here are a couple of photos…

This was a commissioned project of the publisher of the Orlando Sentinel and the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. The request was of a caricature of the publisher and of his travels back and forth between cities. Request was to include plane and car he traveled in. Also, to include Marriott he stayed in Orlando. I asked for more likes of the publisher to fill out for space – and make it more fun for me. I added the city scapes. On teh Fort Lauderdale side I included the Sun Sentinel building, a few other well known structures and the founding structure in the area, the historic Stranahan House. On the Orlando side, the Sentinel buidling, otehr structures and the Lake Eola fountain. My knowing both cities was a big help getting this done.
This is a 16″x20″ watercolor painting on Arches watercolor board.

Drew for a number of hours for my friend Lisa Saupp’s family event along Lake Weir in Ocklawaha, Florida. An unusual event for me to do these days since I pretty much don’t draw at events with young people. I made an exception in that Lisa is a great friend and a HUGE help recently for my Swampy’s Florida and helping me do more in protecting Florida’s natural areas and saving taxpayer money.

(Gonna try to get back to more regular postings of art, if I can not have weeks like the past one! 🙂 )

This couple is very patriotic and that was amongst the list of individual likes provided. After pencils and prep for ink, I watercolored the artwork before it was mailed to them.

Kimberly’s Center for Child Protection teamed up with The Ivy House in Ocala to raise funds for children in threatening environments. I was there drawing a bit to help add to the funds. The photo is of Daniel who is mighty bright 27 year old. Had a great conversation about the philosophical ideas of mathematics. With him is his mother who runs Kimberly’s and was coordinating the event.

While visiting Ocala, I highly recommend a stop at The Ivy House. outstanding food at moderate prices in the ambiance of and outstanding 1890 house.