Dream Act

I was very glad to have been a part of a fundraiser event
 for the Dream Act (Development, Relief and Education
 for Alien Minors) this past Friday at La Salsa Nightclub. 
 The organizers Celia Ruiz and Irania Ortuno suggested that I
 draw the faces of several activists and friends 
on that night of Rock En Espanol. 
 It was a great time! 

What is it like to be a caricature artist :)

To be a caricature artist for me, is to enjoy work as if it was play.   Getting paid is a bonus.
 A caricaturist like me spends a lot of her time sketching, thinking about cartoon bodies,
 colors, art supplies, etc.

Some of the usual things a caricaturist is asked on a daily basis are:

  How long have you been drawing?  I usually answer: oh, about half an hour!
Where did you go to school to learn caricatures?  Well, of course!
 I went to the Caricature Institute of Las Vegas, Nevada!  Not really,
 I went for Fine Art at the Kansas city Art Institute.
 I learned caricatures at Circus-Circus in Las Vegas.
 I really live to paint and paint to live.
  Will you share your thoughts and questions in the comments?
 I would love to hear from you!

Wow it has been a while!  Because time goes by so fast, right?  Soon the kids will be on Summer Break, which reminds me -does anyone enjoy the Free Friday Night flicks at Crown Center as much as I do?  I look forward to spreading my blanket on the grass early in the evening and waiting on my sisters and their families (they always arrive late)!  This summer they have a great line-up: July 2nd: Pretty In Pink, then Jurassic Park, Hairspray, Julie and Julia, Groundhog Day, and Oceans Eleven, the last one is a Harry Potter movie, can't remember which one, though.  Hope to see you out there!!! I looove movies! Especially free movies:)))

SI SE PREGUNTAN POR QUE A VECES MIS JEANS ESTAN 

UN POCO MANCHADOS DE PINTURA, LA FOTO DE MI ESTUDIO

LES DARA LA RESPUESTA.

Looking forward to April 2nd at La Salsa

"NOCHE RANCHERA" 

This upcoming event is going to be so different from anything I've ever been involved in before. 

 There is going to be KARAOKE, DANCING, I am going to be doing CARICATURES of all the guests all night. 

I had an idea, to pre-draw the cartoon bodies, one for the men, one for the ladies. 

And since it is "NOCHE RANCHERA" I thought, mmmmm well its going to be a surprise! 

 and not the only surprise, mind you!  

We are doing a RAFFLE OF A PAINTING of "El Rey" VICENTE FERNANDEZ!!!

(No additional purchase necessary, your $10 donation to the event automatically enters you in the raffle!) This is truly going to be a great evening! No faltes, come down and participate, you may go home with an original oil painting on canvas!  If you dont sing, it's okay, I don't either.  We will have lots of fun any way:)

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WESTPORT HIGH SCHOOL

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