Caricatures by Lonnie

I love doing caricatures. I capture likenesses and make it fun without giving everybody giant chins and noses. Look at my samples and you'll see.

Here are are some comments by former customers.
Nancy M. says of my Caricatures at the Annual Nippon Porcelain Convention....... It was a great experience. Lonnie was personable and great to work with. Our group loved having their pictures done. Lonnie also was very gracious about a slight change in schedule. We appreciated him very much.
Client Ratings
Nancy gave you the following star ratings based on your service at their event (1=lowest, 5=highest):
Professionalism: 5
Accommodating: 5
Overall Talent: 5
Recommendation: 5
Overall satisfaction: 5

Deborah says of my Wedding Caricatures at the Pinehurst Country Club.....Enjoyed working with Lonnie. He is very talented, professional, friendly. The client and guest enjoyed him. Hope to work with him again!
Client Ratings
Deborah gave you the following star ratings based on your service at their event (1=lowest,5=highest):
Professionalism: 5
Accommodating: 5
Overall Talent: 5
Recommendation: 5
Overall satisfaction: 5

Jessica S says of my Birthday Party Caricature .....I can not recommend him enough! We had such a great experience. We worked non stop through the whole party, was engaging with the guests, and provided them a wonderful keepsake. It was a fantastic addition to the party!

Andrea W. says of my Fall Festival Caricatures......Lonnie was terrific to work with! His personal, approachable manner made the young customers feel relaxed and very special. Lonnie is very talented and his caricatures are fun to watch in the making and the finished work is delightful.

Sarah W. says of my Festival Caricatures for The Mint Museum......Lonnie is fantastic! Very professional, and so talented. Lonnie really made our activity at the BOOM Festival extra-special. Thanks for being a lot of fun to work with.

Pavan A. says of my Birthday Party Caricature ....Lonnie is on time to the party and he showed extreme patience and very good with kids. Drawings he drew were amazing, all the kids loved it. Thank you Lonnie for being part of our event.

Angela G., my former Disney boss, says....Lonnie is a talented and entertaining artist...a wonderful addition to any event!!

Colin M. says of my Convention Caricatures.....Thank you so much for drawing today. It was a great addition to the booth and you did a wonderful job. Really good! Thank you again and hope to work with you again?

Juliette H. says of my caricatures at the OMNI Hotel Convention......Lonnie was a pleasure to work with. He was very accommodating and even stayed extra time with us. Everyone in the event loved Lonnie. We will definitely have him back!
Client Ratings
Juliette gave you the following star ratings based on your service at their event (1=lowest, 5=highest):
Professionalism: 5
Accommodating: 5
Overall Talent: 5
Recommendation: 5
Overall satisfaction: 5

Fannie H. says of my caricatures at Youth day at her church.......Lonnie came to our event and was absolutely AMAZING!!! Everyone loved his drawings. He was very pleasant when we had to request extra time at the end of our event because more people were waiting. Can't wait until our next big event. Ratings: 5 out of 5

Luis O says of my Birthday Party Caricatures.......Lonnie was amazing ! His work was awesome and he did great with the children. He was a hit! Even the grown ups would get up to get their caricature done. Many people asked about him and are considering him for their event !!
Client Ratings
Luis gave you the following star ratings based on your service at their event (1=lowest, 5=highest):
Professionalism: 5
Accommodating: 5
Overall Talent: 5
Recommendation: 4.5
Overall satisfaction: 5

Bronwyn says of her Birthday Party.......Lonnie was great! Wanted an unusual party favor for the guests at my husband’s 60th birthday party. This fit the bill. Lonnie is terrific and I would highly recommend him!
Rating: 5 out of 5

T. Harris says of my caricatures at her Family Reunion......GREAT! The activity was so popular that the time for the caricaturist was extended.

Amber says of my caricatures at their 80th Swinging Band Birthday Party......... Great guy! Set up, drawings, everything went great! People loved the idea!!
Amber gave you the following star ratings based on your service at their event (1=lowest, 5=highest):
Accommodating: 5
Overall Talent: 5
Recommendation: 5
Overall satisfaction: 5
Professionalism: 5

Lonnie Knabel
http://www.elevengalleries.com/gallery_portraits.htm
LONKNABEL@GMAIL.COM
407 701-7539

I earned a B.A. in Graphic Design from the University of Florida. After
working for a few years as a Graphic Designer and Art Director, I returned
to school in New York to get a B.F.A. in Illustration at Pratt Institute in
Brooklyn. I also took classes at School of Visual Arts.

I free-lanced for 20 years in Boston and Orlando, doing a broad range of
Illustration assignments that included Book Jacket Covers (including Agatha Christie books) , Corporate (lots of work for DISNEY Imagineering and Animation), Advertising, Publishing, and Magazine work. That work is represented in all the other galleries on my site. In 1999 I accepted a job
as an Editorial Artist with The Orlando Sentinel, where I have done THOUSANDS of illustrations, primarily for Sports. It was while I was at the Sentinel that I was first encouraged to do Caricatures, and they are the most fun and fulfilling of all the kinds of art I do.

Before going to the Sentinel, I taught Illustration and Computer Graphics at The University of Central Florida and Valencia Community College. That was very fulfilling, and I would be willing to do that again if the right situation presented itself.

I would love to do some art for you. I usually always draw my art first to a very finished pencil drawing. I scan that in and paint and photoshop it in the computer. However, I've still got the brushes, turpentine, etc. in case you want original art. I recently did a 24" by 36" acrylic painting of Bobby Bowden in 2 days. You can see it in my" Portraits" Gallery. The newsroom was buzzing because someone back in the art department was doing a REAL painting! It turned out GREAT, and I am totally up to doing more of those.

Try to explore all my art at all the buttons if you have time. Before my digital plunge, I was developing a specialty doing historical art. American History has always been a favorite subject of mine.

Welcome to my world and my website.