Pete McDonnell Caricatures

I am a caricature artist who works well with people, from the littlest kids to the grandparents. I'll even draw babies (they never complain about their likenesses)! I have drawn caricatures at superhero-themed birthday parties (I draw every kid as their favorite character), a Bar Mitzvah at At&T Park, on the Hornblower yachts, at Twitter headquarters, at Facebook's annual picnic/company party, at dozens of high school grad night parties, in Golden Gate Park, at wineries, private homes, corporate events, you name it. I draw likenesses that capture a person's better features in a humorous but accurate style. I sometimes add color, but that is generally slower to do. I will also create an illustrated pre-printed design on the paper if requested (for an additional fee).

I am a free-lance cartoonist/illustrator/caricature artist; I have been a self-employed artist for almost 30 years. I studied illustration, painting, drawing and animation first at the California College of Arts in Oakland, CA., then at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, CA. I have drawn comic books for Marvel, Dark Horse & Hero Comics. I was hired by BGP to draw a comic book for the Rolling Stones concert at Candlestick Park on their "Tattoo You" tour, I drew a comic strip series for National Geographic's Kids magazine, and I have been published by the Wall Street Journal, Popular Science magazine, CRACKED magazine, and many others. Illustration & storyboard clients have included Neiman Marcus, Microsoft, Disney, Green Giant, Seagram's, Nestle's, A&E's The History Channel, Southwest Airlines, EMC and Cisco Systems. I've drawn caricatures at many events for companies like Facebook, Sony Playstation, eBay, Twitter, as well as dozens of winery, grad night, and private events. My work is professional looking and I have provided thousands of caricatures for hundreds of satisfies clients.

I don't require anything more than a couple of chairs. If it's outdoors, I prefer to have a shady spot. If it's at night, I would need an electrical outlet nearby to plug my lights into.