I had a busy weekend, but doing gigs is always fun! On Friday I drew for an after-school "Fun Day" and afterwards for a 10 year-old's birthday party. In both instances most of the faces I drew were kids, but in that "tween" age group between 10 and 14. In my opinion that's the hardest age group (well other than infants!) because one slip of the pen and they look too old or too young. That's also an age when they are very critical and dramatic so it can be rough at times. I made it though okay though because they were all great kids, and I didn't draw too badly.
On Saturday I drew for a charity function at a local high school to raise money for Children's Hospital patients. All of the people drawn were high school students, and all were in a great mood. It went very well, and it was for a good cause. The organizer gave me some high praise afterwards as well which also made me feel great.
This weekend I will be doing another charity function at Capital University-- a Relay for Life event for the American Cancer Society. I did this event last year and it was very heartwarming to see college students work so hard to raise money to fight cancer. One of the traditions they have is to light luminaries dedicated to loved ones with cancer. It's a touching ceremony to see all the glowing candles lit and the students walking solemnly through the gauntlet representing the victims.
Other upcoming gigs include visiting a college campus for Spirit Week, an Easter Egg Hunt event for Jefferson Country Club, and my annual trek to draw for BGSU's Sibs and Kids weekend. April will be an exhausting month with taxes due, the start of baseball games once again at Huntington Park and a string of late night afterproms! But "bring 'em on" I say! Nothing gets one out of the winter blahs like drawing live caricatures almost daily!
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