The Demo
Pete says;
Caricatures are intended to be unflattering. They are NOT supposed to be lovely portraits ... we will exaggerate facial features and make them out of proportion.
We'll use the same supplied photo as a warm up. We'll study the HEAD, the EYES, NOSE, MOUTH, EARS. We'll work on these various features and draw them all together in an unflattering caricature.
We'll draw them in either, Pencil, or Ink with no colour. We'll focus on the structure and likeness of the drawing.
Then for the rest of the class, you'll do the same with the photo that you brought.
As a result you'll have an unflattering, yet recognizable image of the "Celebrity" you brought in.
Date: Saturday, 20 June 2026
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Location: School of Horticulture, Administration Building
Located on the grounds of the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens,
Niagara Parkway
Cost: Free attendance to this workshop;
Time: Jun 20, 2026 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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If you have not already done so, please email Audrey.t.barclay@gmail.com if you need a parking pass to attend this meeting. We ask that you email her by Sunday prior to the meeting date as an order for the passes is made the Monday of the week of the event. A couple of extra passes are printed [just in case] but it helps if we know in advance.
Workshop Supplies:
- Drawing Paper 3 or 4 sheets, you'll fill them up with sketches
- HB Pencil or Pen
- Eraser
- Photo of a family member or Celebrity that you'll use as reference
Artist Bio
Pete has worked in 2 different Visual Art careers ... Advertising as an Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Art Director and Creative Director and in Aerospace as a Senior Technical Illustrator.
Pete loves to draw ... EVERYthing, including Caricatures.
During his career, Pete has done artwork for the Financial Post as a Freelance and when working in Aerospace, Pete did caricatures as Retirement gifts and Birthday Cards for the staff, creating a Poster on which their fellow staff members would all sign or a folded Bristol Board card all done with Magic Markers, including an anecdote, preferably a mistake or an embarrassing event at a Business meeting which I could Illustrate and expand upon, to make it personal, and 2 or 3 good photos.
Then the finished card or poster would be sent around, hopefully without the subject seeing it, so everyone would sign it with a crude comment or Best Wishes.
The organizers would then get it framed, if it was the Poster, and presented at a lunch.
Pete has created 100's of these cards, making keepsakes and fun to look at years later.