Caricature by Michael

A caricature of the caricaturist ' by himself

I have been drawing caricatures at parties for over 30 years. For your next very important event kick your party up a notch ! My caricature portraits make memorable keepsakes, and party gifts for your guests. I've entertained for: birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, company parties, grand openings, 'mitzvahs, holiday events, sweet-sixteen parties, family reunions, fund-raisers, or any kind of event you may have. I look forward to making your party a very memorable occasion with the gift of a caricature portrait for your friends, relatives, and employees.

I have been a professional caricature portrait artist since I was seventeen when I began drawing caricatures of shoppers at an indoor mall in Eugene, Oregon to help pay for my education at the University of Oregon, where I received a Bachelors of Fine Art in Printmaking. Since that time, I have drawn over 250,000 people from around the world.

After graduation, I continued to draw caricatures in San Francisco and Seattle. I was also a commercial artist illustrating for books, newspaper, and magazines, and a wide variety of clients. When I was living in Seattle creating artwork for T-Shirts that were sold nationally, I met the love of my life and moved to the Santa Barbara area where I've been drawing caricatures and illustrating ever since. A few of my clients have included: MTV ( when I drew the cast of The 70's House for one of their episodes), Disney, Universal Studios, 20th Century Fox, Jon Peters, producer/director ("Rain Man", " the Wild Wild West," "Superman Lives, Superman Returns and Man of Steel" ) , actress Jane Fonda, and actor/ director Tim Mathison.

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Every Sunday, year 'round, I can be found drawing caricatures at the Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show on Cabrillo Blvd, by the ocean, between 10am and dusk. I hope to see you there!

Serving Santa Barbara/Goleta and the Tri Counties

I will travel to: Ojai,Ventura/Oxnard, Solvang, Santa Ynez, Santa Maria, Pismo Beach, Thousand Oaks, Woodland Hills, Simi Valley, Malibu, Santa Clarita, Glendale, Burbank, Hollywood, and Santa Monica, and other cities in the near vicinity of these.

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Look. That's me!

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Drawing the Cast for "MTV's The 70's House"

Short clip of a video of Michael drawing the last 5 remqining members of a realitiy show called Seventies; House

Party Caricatures

Michael's caricatures drawn at parties take approximately 5 to 6 minutes per person, so I can draw about 10 to 12 people per hour. Each person is pictured doing a favorite activity ( a sport, hobby, occupation, or with a pet) . If only the head is drawn, approx. 15 people per hour can be drawn.

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I Draw Animals Too!

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