CT Caricature Artist

available to draw live at events in CT, and parts of MA, RI, NY, parts of Southern NH, NY and NJ

Better than a photo booth! Judy creates quickly drawn live caricatures at any type of special event or party, by hand, no app or AI! These provide a favor of sorts for your guests, attendees or participants! Because of Judy’s natural talent for portraiture, she has developed a unique caricature style….really a portrait-caricature hybrid, leaning more toward portraiture, with the fun and line art style of a detailed cartoon.

Arguably, the true “definition” of the word “caricature”, stresses exaggeration, but her customers are surprised, often calling them “cute,” and are delighted and even amazed to recognize themselves! She often hears “that really looks like me”, after seeing other artists work that does not look like the subject! Even skittish guests become willing participants when they see the “kind” renditions, with little or flattering exaggeration. Despite this, she often yields chuckles from folks also. For commissions from photos, check out her ETSY shop is named in a way to reflect this hybrid…JTPortraicatures!

A down-to-earth, upbeat and social person, Judy has a tendency to make people of all ages feel at ease while they pose for her artistry, and she enjoys people gathering around to watch, since her specialty is not only to provide personalized souvenirs or keepsakes to be taken home,
but also to serve as a distinctive entertainer.

For over a decade, she has been hired to draw at numerous Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, birthday, anniversary and graduation parties, customer appreciation days, fundraisers, after-prom and grad parties, college events, more and more weddings, and sometimes as a vendor at civic events, festivals and more. She is happy to provide other unique and talented artists for customers requesting more than one artist, or if she is personally unavailable, and also carries Liability Insurance in the event your venue requires it (something not all artists do).

She is a 5-star caricaturist and multiple year recipient of a “Best of” award from The Bash, an online bidding agency, which recognizes artists with at least 4 reviews of 4+ Stars within a year. She also has multiple 5-star reviews on Thumbtack and Gig Salad, two other booking/bidding platforms. In addition to receiving a quote and reserving via deposit through online bidding platforms ( links can be seen via last pull-down menu), you can reserve or book her by contacting her directly, transacting via a booking agreement and check/money order or PayPal/Square for CC payment, as over half her customers do! Be sure to contact her for a custom quote. You can also see more work and find and message her on Facebook at JT Art & Design, and can also be found on Instagram @jtartndesign.
 
 
 

Live-drawn Caricature Samples

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These can be as simple as a border and some commemorative text or logo (most common for weddings), to adding a color illustration, and anything in between as evidence by the various samples below, which are replicated in estimated quantities needed for the event. If drawing partial or full bodies for a theme event, heads are added at party, generally saving time, and if shading is left off for a child’s party, may be copied to create coloring pages for the kiddos. NOTE: these can also be part of a package, available for any event booking 3 hours or more, along with other items featuring a detailed caricature commission.