The Drawing Room

It's a smooth fun process. I show up early to set up & arrange my chairs/table/art materials. I review lighting or set up my own. I do brief drawing warm up exercises to prepare for the speed of the drawing. If people do not line up right away for one, I let people know directly I'm available. It also helps to avoid the long lines at the end of an event!
Once I'm drawing it's non stop fun for everyone around including myself. When it's time for payment, preferably up front, my only request is make sure this is a detail you know how to handle in advance. It's no fun searching a crowd trying to pinpoint who and when someone will pay you before a long drive back home. Many events have ended with me waiting around. Sometimes I can stay longer for extra pay if the event wants more of my work for longer. It's a beautiful art form and I'm very lucky to say I enjoy every second still after twenty years!

I'm a cartoonist with puppeteering background. I drew caricatures for ten years at Navy Pier in Chicago before I opened up my own summer business at the Bristol Renaissance Faire, Wi. which is currently in its eleventh year of business. I was trained around some of the best in the industry and I thank my lucky stars for that every day. I have a dedicated Caricature Art Studio in downtown Kenosha, Wi. called the Drawing Room. This is a place people come for special occasions to be drawn as a caricature, or for social plans. I also own a funky creative optical shop called Rockit Optical Eyewear in Kenosha, Wi. which merges my facial analysis caricature ability to properly style people into unique/custom painted frames. I have completed a stand up comedy internship at The Comedy Bar in Chicago, IL. and take sketch comedy writing classes at Second City. This does inform my style of art. You've been warned! I write poetry and unicycle in my free time. I love animals! They are always welcome to be around me at any gig! ALL of them!

Must be as far away from speakers as possible so I can communicate with the people I draw.
I require a table and 5 chairs. I need a small amount of space. Estimation of 5 feet by 3 feet.
I prefer to be near an outlet in case I need to add lighting, I do bring my own extension cord and some form of extra light as needed. But I can live without being near an outlet as well. I improvise well when needed.
Payment needs to be organized. Preferably before I start but after is fine as long as it's prompt. It's not pleasant to be standing around, asking people how to find so and so at the end of a night before a long drive home.
Additional compensated working time can be requested spontaneously during the gig to accommodate extra guests as long as the person paying me requests it and I have nothing else lined up afterwards. I can also do a fee per picture to be charged to the guest directly after allotted gig time is over if that is preferred. I do not stay longer without compensation, or because the crowd asks. The request has to come from the person who is hiring me with the payment added in.