Face Painting

I like to have fun with my clients.
Sometimes, with very young people, that even
means that I'll be better off to do more relating to them and
less painting. Like here's a happy child - just amazed with
my quick Rainbows - but not able to sit for a fancy painting.
I figure that the reason people buy this is to have fun -
not just to admire my super-evolved talents:



And here's a good Snake that I wrapped around this girl's arm -
tantalizing:



And it seems that it doesn't matter how many times I paint this Tiger,
it's always fun. An amazing transformation on each face:



But each Butterfly painting is unique - I get in to creating a
PAINTING! Here's a lovely lavender that worked so well on this girl:

Camp Rock !

Parties! Commitments. Getting there on time all prepared. I have been swamped, thank you all. But that means that it takes a while sometimes before I can post my pictures. It's been a couple of Weeks already
since I worked the Camp Rock gig, but this was my first chance to post the photos. It was a blast. My work gets me in to some of the most special places.

I thought it was just another job. But probably very elite
because they had to confirm my identity on a list before even letting me in to the building. Surprise! They had a big opening for the new Disney movie, Camp Rock, and I was chosen to Face-Paint the guests. The spread was magnificent. And the real Camp Rock actors/actresses showed up in person to put on a show.

Here are some photos of the
Cookies! What a caterer!





I tried to take some photos of the show:

   







And I just did my thing. They loved it. My regular Face-Paintings and also whatever they asked for:

   



















My work gets me in to some really Special Events. They had some of the best Party Artists. One of them was a Balloon Artist named Adi that they flew in from L.A. The first thing he did was walk around with platters of 'rings'. He showed me how to make them, and he gave me a few more tips on Balloon twisting:

Coloring Pages !

Today I drew Caricatures on t-shirts at a Girl-Scouts Pool Party.

Then I rushed home to meet with a Clown who ordered some Studio-
pictures from me. This picture was used as a base. She was very
happy with it and plans to frame it:



Before I colored it with Prismacolors, I scanned the line-drawing into my Computer and colored it in PhotoShop. This is the version she plans on using to make stickers:



This girl is a dancer. She also incorporates some dance into her clown-routine.
So this is the picture that I created for her to use as Coloring Pages to give out at her gigs. I'll be adding her contact information to the bottom of the picture:



Here's the pile of Balloons I was left with
when she left. We enjoyed playing with Balloons together:

I really enjoy when a client lets me
choose what to paint. Then I can really
decorate the face that's in front of me -
the right colors and all.

Here's a picture I recently designed
on a little girl who was only allowed
to get a small thing:

I've drawn this butterfly before.
It's based on one of my samples -
a favorite of people who choose from the samples.
And I still love how it looks different on everyone.
Look at how mysterious it looks on this girl
with the dark hair:



And here's another one that I just like.
The photo has funny lighting, but I hope it shows
the graceful swirls that I used to decorate this litl girl:

Central Park

I was Face-Painting in Central Park - See:



And I also added in some Balloon work - a litl thing I do on the side:



It's quite unique - I'm the only one I know of
who draws Caricatures on balloons:

blogging

but why
didn't the stars face show up
in the previous post?
I thought I posted it.

so much to do

Oh I don't know what I'm doing these days,
but I keep doing it. Here are a few more
pictures of Faces (Arms) I recently enjoyed
painting:

   

I'm glad I was in the zone this night.,
This group had me doing all sorts of pictures
that I never did before.

Arm Painting

Face Painting. I also do a lot of work on Arms. Sometimes even legs, backs, or chests.

Two friends put their painted arms together for this photo:

Church Carnival

And this one too. I like this butterfly too. I make all different shapes, all different colors. When nobody tries to manage me, when they leave it up to the Artist,
I try to design something that looks goodd for the model and his/her clothes.



And here's a new design I'm working on. I call them Fantasy Creatures. But every time I've made one so far, somebody calls it a 'dog'. I guess that's okay. But it is the pretties little dog I ever drew.

Lol - I still don't know how to edit my posts here.
Once I publish it, it's here to stay. Just the way
I wrote it. I wish I included the following butterfly
in the previous link. Because the girl's Mother
wanted something small, and the girl wanted a
full-face butterfly. So the mother quietly told
me to do what the girl wants, but make it a little
smaller....that she wouldn't know that she wasn't
really getting what she wanted. Both Mother and
Daughter (and Artist) were pleased with what I painted. But really now. Do you really think this would be easier to wash off than the others that I previously posted???
(That was the Mother's concern.)



BTW, I use make-up quality Face Paints. They wash off very easily with soap and water. Sometimes it just takes an extra 30 Seconds of Gentle washing with regular soap.

Wow. I am getting so good at working this blog.
Did any of you notice that I even changed the background color
and text color. AND searched/tried and changed the font and size.

I'll post a couple more butterflies that I painted
about a week ago at a Church Carnival: