Great Experience...meeting Paul Stanley of KISS

My new post has absolutely nothing to do with caricatures. You may not recognize this gentleman I'm standing with here last month in The States....if you put white face paint on his face...then paint a star over one eye then I'm sure you'll recognize him......yes, I had the great opportunity to meet Paul Stanley, lead singer for KISS...though when meeting someone like Paul, you suddenly have a loss for words! :)
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Here is another gentleman you may not recognize right away....  his onstage persona is that of a spaceman...Tommy Thayer, lead guitarist for KISS...Tommy was such a nice guy....I'm 6' 1"....look at the size of him!!!!…..:)
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I wish I had a video tape when I was introduced to this gentleman, Ringo Starr's manager had just been given a caricature drawn by myself and commented to this fellow that "I was a full-time cartoonist"......the fellow was actually impressed, but not as impressed as I was....he is John 5.....lead guitarist for Marylin Manson, Rob Zombie and David Lee Roth.....besides being a wicked good guitarist he was a nice guy to boot!

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David Fishof, Calgary Caricaturist Kelly Gannon

I really like entrepreneurs, especially this man who I had the honor to spend a few days with and draw a digital caricature for...David Fishof……. creator and manager of Ringo Starr's All Starr Band. ( yes...THAT Ringo Starr....:) David's list of accomplishments are too many to put here, being a pro sports agent, author of business books, friends and manager of the biggest rock stars in the world, produced Dirty Dancing Live Tour, produced American Gladiators Live Tour.....you get the idea, and above all......just a heck of a nice guy!! Thanks David!!
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Calgary Party Caricatures

This weekend will find me drawing at a private event for The Calgary Flames hockey players. It's my 4th year so far....nice guys with a terrific sense of humour!
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Calgary Party Caricature Artist

When drawing caricatures of the guys I don't exaggerate all that much even though we're all led to believe that the guys want their features exaggerated....nope....they want it respectfully done just as the ladies do. If you want to be successful as a party caricaturist in Calgary, better temper your pen.... :)
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Calgary;s Kid Caricatures

A couple Calgary kid's cartoon caricatures a couple months ago...though not every kid wants his cartoon caricature drawn....more like Mom's idea..... :)
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Stampede Caricatures, Calgary Caricatures

Stampede Week here in Calgary is over for another year....Yee Haw! Just a couple of perhaps a hundred caricatures I've drawn over the week. Thank you to all my guests that were happy to get caricatured! My pleasure!
Calgary Caricatures

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Kids Caricatures, Calgary

It was so much easier when drawing kids to use a marker compared to my regular brush pen as kids usually like having a body, sport, activity drawn in which is much easier when using a marker.
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Tee Shirt Design Kelly Gannon

I painted a "Jimmy Buffet" style tee shirt design with a Calgary flair put into it.

Need a tee shirt cartoon....email Kel Gannon at..  kelstudios@telus.net
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Party Caricature

Well....they did say "draw it funny!' Done! :)
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Calgary Party Caricatures Kelly Gannon

Two lovely ladies I had the pleasure of drawing caricatures for in Cochrane this past Wednesday. I haven't kept up taking pictures for about 6 months now because I thought I would get a new phone first.....but that has not materialized yet. Hoping 2018 will have me drawing caricatures of thousands more guests!
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Calgary Party Caricatures

Drawing party caricatures in Calgary over the Christmas season had me drawing hundreds of guests....but, I only took a couple pictures....time for a new phone for Christmas as my Samsung doesn't take good pictures because of it's age. I usually work in venues that are a bit too dark and don't really have time to get the greatest picture while other guests are standing in line to get their face caricatured.. Merry Christmas!
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Kelly Gannon Caricatures

I combined a few of my old digital caricatures I drew a number of years ago.....see if you can figure who each character is. Hint....they are tops in their field.... :)
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Caricature Venues in Calgary

As a caricature artist in Calgary I get to draw caricatures at some of the nicest parties in the city....I love my job! These are only a handful of venues I drew caricatures at this Christmas....though some venues can definitely be mediocre....it's the guests that really make the party! :)
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Calgary Party Caricatures

Teenagers were drawn lots over the Christmas holidays....they're always cool to draw, anytime of the year!
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Calgary Party Caricatures Kelly Gannon

I'm always honoured when the ladies come to me for a caricature at events, I've worked hard to draw the female as beautiful as I can. Thanks ladies!!! These lovely gals were drawn last month at The Banff Springs Hotel.
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Calgary Cartoonist

I was so fortunate to have drawn the cartoons for the sleeve of a cd featuring songs from the 1960's. I kept the style very retro keeping the colors basic as well as the drawings very simple.....man....I could do 100 more of these projects..... :)
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I'm so lucky as a party caricaturist here in Calgary to get a chance to work in well over a hundred different rooms each year....here's just a couple this last month....there are of course many more, but thses rooms just looked darn nice! :)

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About 70 % of my event caricatures are "couples"....these two looked so happy together while getting the caricature drawn...both so cheerful.....thanks John and Sara!
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Window Splash for Halloween Kelly Gannon

Well last years Halloween window splash (above) beats this years for sure! I think from now on I'll draw less cartoons on the window and larger ones as well....but the trick or treaters did enjoy them!
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Sunday had me drawing caricatures for the Calgary Flames hockey team and their families. All were wonderful guests to draw for, just one of those great crowds! Thanks Calgary Flames! ps....I couldn't show any samples....darn!! :)
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Calgary Event Caricatures

This caricature event I did in Calgary was one of my favorites....a classic car show event! And even the weather cooperated! Just a few of my favorites below...I guess you can tell what my favorite classic car is... :)