Goofy Faces Caricature Blog

Caricatures & Caricature artists at events & what Goofy Faces has been up to lately.

Live Caricatures at Meadowbrook Ball

Robert Bauer - Monday, February 06, 2012

Oakland University held its annual students' ball at Meadowbrook Hall in Rochester Hills, MI and Goofy Faces was there to draw caricatures of many of the happy couples. Students watched each other being drawn during the 4-hour event and enjoyed taking their caricatures home.


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Caricature Artists for School Assembly Program Fundraiser at JLA

Robert Bauer - Wednesday, January 25, 2012

The Detroit Red Wings recently hired Goofy Faces to draw caricatures during the School Assembly Program Fundraiser held at Joe Louis Arena. Two artists drew happy school children and their parents for 2.5 hours using one of two available hockey templates.


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Happy Holidays from Goofy Faces!

Robert Bauer - Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us to all of you!


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Holiday Party Season 2011

Robert Bauer - Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Another Holiday Season is upon us and Goofy Faces has been very busy this year. More businesses have booked our artists for their company parties than they did a year ago. Many families have also hired us to liven up their get-togethers at home. Above are a few samples from this year's events.


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ISCA Caricature Convention 2011

Robert Bauer - Tuesday, December 20, 2011

This year's annual caricature convention was a very special one. The International Society of Caricature Artists celebrated it's 20 anniversary at the Tradewinds Resort on St. Pete Beach, Florida. Over 125 artists attended and competed for the top awards in the caricature business. This was my first convention in 6 years in which I was simply an attendee after serving on the board since 2005. It was nice to have time to draw for a change as well as get drawn by many other talented artists. My theme for my gallery this year was "If I were Batman...". The samples shown here are some funny versions of a few artist friends of mine who have also worked for Goofy Faces in the past.


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Custom Caricatures for LeCom Annual Christmas Party featuring the Liberty Bells!

Robert Bauer - Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Every Christmas Season, Lecom hires Robert Bauer to design their annual Holiday Invitation. This year's theme was saluting the troops at Christmas via the USO and the Liberty Bells. In addition to designing the invite, Goofy Faces also provided artists to draw and entertain the guests, including the Liberty Bells. Money raised during the party was donated to the USO to continue their wonderful work with our armed forces. Pictured above in blue is Kaitlin Monte, Miss New York, 2011. You can help her reach the Miss America Pageant by clicking her name above. Each Bell enjoyed their caricatures while other guests looked on in delight during the party.


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Speaking on Art of Caricature at TTI/Vanguard: NextGens Technology Conference

Robert Bauer - Tuesday, December 20, 2011



This year I was offered an amazing opportunity to speak at the TTI/Vanguard: NextGens Technologies Conference in Miami, Florida at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. TTI/Vanguard is a unique forum for senior-level executives that links strategic technology planning to business success. Their conferences are about discovering technological possibilities for the 21st century. Five times annually, corporate and government leaders, entrepreneurs, researchers, and academicians come together to envision the future's future technologically. In highly interactive sessions, led by a world-class Advisory Board—John Perry Barlow, Maria Bezaitis, Gordon Bell, Peter Cochrane, Deborah Estrin, Eric Haseltine, Michael Hawley, Alan Kay, Leonard Kleinrock, Douglas Lenat, Robert Lucky, Nicholas Negroponte, and David Reed—and today's most influential thought leaders, debate is stimulated, and breakthrough ideas flourish.


Being around such innovative individuals was intimidating, to say the least. Having to give a presentation on the art of caricature to a group like this was even more nerve-racking. However, the presentation went off without a hitch and many attendees complimented me on my performance. In addition to speaking and networking, I also drew at one of their events on the last evening of the conference. Guests lined up to be drawn by one of the speakers which was a unique opportunity for them as well as myself!



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Drawing Caricatures at the DMI Holiday Party 2011

Robert Bauer - Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Goofy Faces was invited to draw caricatures at DMI's Holiday Party that they throw each year in Chicago for their clients from around the country. This year's party took place at the LaSalle Power Company, featuring a dual piano bar. Happy Holidays!


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ISCA Caricature Convention 2011

Robert Bauer - Thursday, November 03, 2011

It's officially time to get excited for this year's annual ISCA caricature convention in St. Pete Beach, November 13th to the 18th! This marks the 20th anniversary of the one and only official caricature convention in the world.



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Network After Work Quick Caricature Drawings

Robert Bauer - Wednesday, October 19, 2011


Networking is so important for small businesses. It gives them an opportunity to spread the word about their services and products and exposes them to new ideas. They can also be a lot of fun. Network After Work is a group that hosts events across the country. They get a great turn out and attendees get color-coded tags to tell you what industry they are from. Robert Bauer recently attended an after work party held at Barrios Mexican Cantina in Birmingham, MI. He delighted guests with quick sketches he drew on small cards that included all his contact info for Goofy Faces. Just another great marketing idea to help people remember who you are. Photos curtesy of Fantasy on Film



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