Calgary Party Caricatures

Caricature drawing here in Calgary is heated up this Christmas season... :) I don't get a lot of time to take many pictures anymore at corporate events while drawing caricatures of guests, but here's just a couple from a few events. Cheers to the ladies for letting me caricature them! Thanks! :)
Kelly Gannon, Calgary Party Caricatures, Caricature Drawings in Calgary

Calgary Party Caricatures

Always fun drawing caricatures for teenagers in Hanna....home of Nickelback (most of these teenagers mom's all know some members of the band.....oh yeah...lots of stories...:)
Kelly Gannon party caricatures

Show Home Caricatures

I get the opportunity to draw caricatures in numerous show homes in Calgary such as the young guest in the picture. He had asked for a hockey theme and make it humorous ….well, not that funny in a penalty box....but to him it was...:)
Kelly Gannon, Caricature artist in Calgary

Kelly Gannon Caricatures, Gregg Potter, Drummer

A fun studio caricature I drew of famed drummer Gregg Potter ( Gregg has played drums with Billy Idol, Joe Walsh, members of Cheap Trick and many more and now fronts The Buddy Rich Big Band)
This will be turned into a tee shirt design....and yes....Gregg loved the caricature!
Kelly Gannon, Gregg Potter, Calgary Caricatures

Calgary Cartoonist

When not drawing caricatures for corporate events in Calgary I draw cartoons for clients. This young lady had asked me for a 60's style retro feel to her logo/cartoon. I loved the simplicity of drawing this style of cartoon. Would love to do more! :)

Kelly Gannon. Calgary Cartoonist, Cartoonist in Calgary

Calgary Wedding Caricatures

Drawing caricatures at an outdoor wedding in Calgary, just made it before the rain hit....all was good though.....:)

Calgary Wedding Caricatures, Kelly Gannon

Calgary Party Caricatures

Wedding Caricatures

Wedding caricature I drew for a sign-in board for an upcoming wedding in Calgary I'll be drawing caricatures at.
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A small studio job done for a client a few weeks back.....

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.
Kelly Gannon, Calgary Party Caricatures

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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