The post below has nothing to do with caricatures, but my other job....singing old Dean Martin style songs. This one is "Little Old Wine Drinker Me".......fun song! :)

Calgary Party Caricatures

Wow...it was a busy day drawing caricatures on Canada Day in Strathmore...….it was a full five hours of one guest after another and right at THE very end the wind and rain started up....:)
Two fantastic guests that loved their caricature...:) Thanks Brody and Hannah!
Kelly Gannon, Calgary Party Caricatures

Calgary Wedding Caricatures

Occasionally I get asked to draw caricatures at weddings in Calgary and area such as the beautiful one above. Wedding caricatures are a way to keep your guests busy while the Bride and Groom are taking pictures.....plus they have something to take home with them....:)
Kelly Gannon, Calgary wedding caricatures.

Calgary Party Caricatures

Two fun guests to draw caricatures in Calgary at The BMO Center for a pre Stampede party....yes....they enjoy their wine! :)
Kelly Gannon, Calgary Party Caricatures

Calgary Party Caricatures

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When not drawing caricatures in Calgary, I frequently draw in Banff, such as the caricature event on Sunday held at The Banff Springs Hotel. The guests such as this lovely couple were all from The United States.
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Kelly Gannon, Calgary Party Caricatures

Digital Caricatures, Kelly Gannon

Just a couple of digital caricatures I whipped up....though I don't do live digital or studio caricatures anymore, I guess I just wanted to see if I could still do them..... :)
Kelly Gannon, Calgary Caricatures

Calgary Kids Party Caricatures in Calgary

Just a couple kids party caricatures drawn in Calgary....I get a chance to draw a quick body, gag, etc. unless there are a hundred kids and I'm the only caricature artist, then I just draw head and shoulders to keep the line moving.
Kelly Gannon, Kids Party Caricatures in Calgary

Calgary Caricatures

Sometimes I get busy at a corporate event such as this one and just have no time for pictures. This beautiful event I drew caricatures at was for BMW....this couple were repeat customers as I've drawn for BMW for approx. five years now. The coupe are fantastic as well!!! :)
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Jack Black Caricature, Calgary Caricatures

A simple pencil sketch of actor Jack Black...
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Calgary Party Caricatures

A sample of a couple of fun guests while drawing caricatures in Calgary for BMW just before Christmas, the guests were terrific and the venue was beautiful! Kelly Gannon, Calgary Caricatures, Calgary Party Caricatures, Kel Gannon

Caricature Venues

Above are a few of the venues I had the opportunity to draw caricatures in Calgary over the Christmas season. The staff always takes extra care to have these venues looking great before the guests arrive.....hats off to you! The bottom picture was the scenery I looked onto in the area I was situated drawing caricatures....sometimes it was tough to only look at the subject I was drawing.....:)
Kelly Gannon caricature artist

Calgary Face Painter

A little shout out to Calgary Face Painter Cara Gannon.....available for kids parties, company events...anywhere people gather to have fun! Cara'a email is... caralgannon@gmail.com
Her site is   http://carafacepainting.blogspot.com
Cara Gannon, Calgary Face Painter

Kelly Gannon Caricatures

Here's just a couple of quick, SIMPLE caricatures out of many I've done over the last year for a few Facebook friends....they use it as a profile picture.....
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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!!
Kel Gannon, David Fishof, Calgary Party Caricatures, Kelly Gannon

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.... :)
Kelly Gannon, Calgary Party Caricatures, Kel Gannon

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..... :)
Calgary Caricatures

Calgary kid's caricatures, Kel Gannon Caricatures, Calgary Caricatures

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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Calgary Caricatures, Calgary Party Caricatures

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.
Kel Gannon, Calgary Kids Caricatures, Kelly Gannon

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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