Things are opening up, but I'm still feeling the effects of this Covid-Pandemic. Less Parties per week ~ means that I still have more free-time. Time to notice that I'm not handling a Party today. Oh.

But even on days when I'm not going to a Party, I am able to tap into Party Attitude. I feel so fortunate that I have these photos here so I can re-live the Fun we always have when I am Entertaining at Parties.

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Here's a situation that hasN't been coming up lately. Actually quite a relief. I miss Facepainting. I like to do that. But I wouldn't do Facepainting during this Covid-Pandemic because it is Hands On. Most people know better than to even ask for that.

But back Before the Pandemic, it was not unusual for a Client to order Both Caricatures And Facepainting. That's Great if s/he arranges for the Caricatures First. The Facepainting can confuse what the Caricaturist is seeing.

Not quite so intense in these pictures - the facepainter was quite tame, but you can see some quite Transformational Facepaintings at the Face Painting page of this website. Sometimes a good facepainting can 'hide' what the person really looks like. Sort of an exaggerated use of make-up.

Looking through some pre-Covid Caricatures today, I came across a few that I drew after Someone Else facepainted these people. I can draw them, but it is more difficult to Caricature people who are already Facepainted. So I appreciate it that it hasn't been happening lately. People have been ordering Only the Caricatures now that the Covid-Pandemic is lightening up. I feel happy to Only Draw on Paper until it's more suitable to Paint on People.

Here I am again ~ Drawing a Party Style Caricature Quickly. Not.

Based on a Reference Photo of a woman that I drew in person at a previous Event. I just get so into my picture. When I'm home.

But I know how the people affect me when I'm drawing at an Event. Then I can count on my automatic drawing, so I can focus more on the People than on the drawing. So the drawing will go faster. There.

Awful experience I had today.

An Agent booked me for an Event mid-August. As usual for him, he doesn't tell me details until the last-minute. All I got was Time/Date/Town. And Digital Caricatures. Yes I'm available.

Then I realized that it would probably be Outdoors. Re Summertime. and Corona Virus. Outdoors. I'm guessing.

I hope it won't rain on my Expensive Equipment.

My own pricelist says that Digital Caricatures are Not recommended for Outdoors. I just realized that I hadn't made that clear with the Agent. So I took my IPad out into my own backyard today to check out the experience. Right in the middle of the yard. No shade. Because that would be the worst-case scenario at a Party.

I COULD BARELY SEE THE SCREEN. Because of the Sun shining on it. Hot, sweaty, uncomfortable. It took me 15 miserable minutes to make this first Caricature. Quite Unpleasant for me. And I wasn't even further encumbered with a Mask This time because I was alone in my own backyard.

It probably wouldn't be this unpleasant at a Party. I just feel like a Professional Entertainer should be ready to handle anything that does come up.

I've felt this sort of worry before, only to find a Much more pleasant situation at the Event. Because Clients are People, too. They want to be Kind and they want everybody to be Happy at their Party. It's just because I'm so Experienced that I can come up with things to worry about.

And what about Electricity? I'll bring a backup battery, and This upcoming Event does not require Printing, but.....

and then I moved into the Shade and drew this little girl. Probably not so bad, but I was already so stressed from the picture that I drew in the Sun, that I just forced myself through the drawing. Awful experience today ~ because I expect to Enjoy drawing. Art is for Fun.