Cartoons Gone Wild! Kelly Gannon

I finished recording a demo cd for the band "Yesterday" about three weeks ago. Quite proud of this as the band did some Paul McCartney and Frankie Valli covers as well as a number of Motown tunes, helps when the singer of the group owns a working recording studio.

Kids birthday caricatures

Just a novel idea for a parent looking for an idea for their childs' birthday party. Kel Studios Entertainment hired me to draw the cartoon caricatures of the kids, sent over some frames and matting with me as well as scrapbooking material and let the kids decorate their own frames, then insert the cartoon caricatures. Sorry, had to leave before I could see all the frames decorated and the ones that were, the kids were picked up by parents while I drew the rest of the party....but you get the idea.

Fab Friday

In keeping with my "Fab Friday" posts what I consider "cool"......here is the penny car ( or as some refer to it..."the copper car"...), covered completly in pennies. Total cost....$380.00...MUCH cheaper than a new paint job....though because of added weight, in the long run, more expensive at the price of gas........but wouldn't worry about any one's car door hitting it in a parking lot......

Calgary Caricaturist

I had a great opportunity a few weeks ago to draw at a family event, a bit of a switch from all the corporate caricature events I usually draw for.....but loved it as I could draw children with adults combined, again, something I usually don't get a chance to do....though after drawing quite a number of kids, when it came time to draw the adults, they had to have looked about ten years younger. Thanks Janice!
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A good looking couple I drew at this weekend's event. Thanks Eddie!

Just a Great saying............

I consider myself a crayon, I might not be your favorite color, but one day you'll need me to complete your picture.
Savannah Highnote


Usually I throw The Airdrie City View newspaper away the minute it arrives at my doorstep....but a rare moment had me glance at some of it's contents and there I was.....drawing at a family event.

MANY congradulations to ALL of the Canadian athletes in Sochi! We're all proud of you! When the games first started, we were down in the medal count, and with some Canadian grit....we're high up in the standings! Now.....if our Canadian polititians can only rise to the challenge.............

Caricatures in Calgary

A big thank you goes out to these two lovely guests for having stood in a long line-up to get their caricature drawn. I'm always very touched when a person(s) waits in a long line-up when they could be enjoying their party! I try my very best when it's this busy to never dissapoint...again...THANK YOU!

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Calgary Caricaturist

This event turned out to be a full house that evening. It's always interesting for me to have a look at the venue without the guests first, then have a coffee and hope the party is receptive to caricatures. This event definitely was! One of the terrific guests pictured above....thank you! YOU really make my evening!

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Calgary Caricaturist

I love drawing caricatures for theme events, obviously this is for a fifties party held in Downtown Calgary. I've had the pleasure of drawing at many theme events in the past....the oddest one....having to dress up as Dr. Spock of Star Trek and having to wear an afro wig for a seventies theme night.....but in hindsight, still a great way to make a living!

It's always an odd feeling when I get to an event early and the doors havn't opened to the party goers yet....it gives me a few minutes to relax for a few minutes....then.... the party begins!

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Calgary Caricatures

An oil company had me drawing caricatures in Calgary on the weekend, again, such a fun crowd to draw for, the couple are here from New Zealand.....just wait until winter really hits Calgary....



Here's a simple caricature design I did for a client today.....just the one color with linework on the caricature itself....friend of ours did the photoshop work with the lettering.

These next two weeks are busy ones....yes! This is a "drummer geek" post here. I'll be recording 10 more cover songs for a CD for the band "Yesterday." This will be quite a bit different than what I'm used to as it contains a number of Motown tunes...which I love the grooves and tasty fills they used. I love recording with these mesh head Rolands, though I've owned these before and used them live and prefer the acoustc kits, but for studio...they're fantastic! The engineer can go into the module and pick an appropriate kit for the genre of music and without the fuss of tuning, no isolation booth, no worries on microphone placement, and voila.... a perfect sound to work with! Looking forward to Monday when we start, though there is a "toughie" in there, they're doing "Maybe I'm Amazed" by Paul McCartney, lots of drum work in that one.

Caricatures in Calgary

Another fantastic group of professionals I drew caricatures for in Calgary Friday evening. I really love my job when meeting interesting, fun people such

as this group....thank you! I the room above us in the hotel where this event was held was the star of the teenage movie...."Jackass"....."Steve-o, trying his hand at stand-up comedy...not sure if there was an ambulance waiting in the wings.......

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Renovating is a skill I love to do (EXCEPT drywalling...................) Because I had ten days off in the New Year, with the help of my Son-In -Law, we laid a hard wood floor in their home, he was a very quick learner....thanks Ryan!! Great job you did!
I also like doing this kind of work with someone else as it slows me down and as far as I can tell...the floor turned out pretty well......if I do say so myself! :)  I had thought I was in excellent shape....uh uh.....the next day my knees were mega sore....but that went away fast.

Caricature agency

It's the new year and time to do business evaluations. I have a caricature agent out of Ottawa that I've been leary of working for the last number of years for and have decided to take a stand on this particular agent and refuse all events from him this year out of respect for myself. Tired of late payments, no contract....reminders to be paid and a list of other complaints...... so.... to this particular agent....my services are now gone for you in this new year ahead. There....I feel better all ready!

The view on my way to Kananaskis Country to draw caricatures at the Delta Resort for five days....two events were on Christmas Day alone...(sure missed my own kids and Grandson that day!) Luckily the weather was safe for driving as it's situated in The Rocky Mountains....what a view!                                      

I worked the last four years at the resort as well as many events in Calgary with the most amazing balloon artist I've seen. I tried balloon art once....NOT as easy as it looks....this guy is THE best! You can reach "Stretch" at...     

http://kelstudios.com/contact/

The view from my room.....I have no samples of caricatures as it was all kids I drew and line-ups were quite long so the pressure was on to get as many completed as possible....no time for pics.

Because it's New Year's Eve....don't land up like this guy above! Happy New Year's Eve to all!!
Kelly Gannon

Calgary Caricatures

Last evening's caricature event was one of the best in my books.....thanks to all my guests! I decided to draw in a few simple bodies I learned while working in Disneyland, I hadn't drawn any body for a few years so it was a bit foriegn to me trying to remember them. Six more caricature events (including New Years Day), then I can relax for a couple weeks as everything grinds to a halt then....but I look forward to that............ Merry Christmas!

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Add lots of snow and for the third year in a row I'll be drawing caricatures for a week at The Delta Kananaskis Resort. It'll be a nice change to relax in a great room, sit in a hot tub, work out and eat expensive meals three times a day.....THE trade-off...I have two caricature events to draw at on Christmas Day, so I won't be able to see my family on that special day.

Christmas at The Gannon house...

A few Christmas decorations at The Gannon house this year...each year we cut back (perhaps I should say my Wife cuts back), sometimes less is more! She does a terrific job decorating the house...now...what to do with the other 600 boxes of ornaments around the house..............

Our sixties tribute band spent some time in the recording studio to record a demo and were quite pleased....we did most every take live with just one take...all that practice paid off!

Caricaturist in Calgary

Saturday evening was a casual style event held at a golf course....inside..of course. It was a unique idea that two small companies both hired the entertainment, catering, and venue. I love these style of events to draw caricatures at as they're personable and the guests are usually pretty relaxed....no political correctness in these fun events..........