Day 2 at The Cheremosh Ukraininan Dance Festival

I have a lot of photos to show from the Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Festival but I was there for 10 hours so it makes sense that I’d have this many photos to show you! I loved drawing at this festival because as you can see, the dancers were so good at smiling - they made it easy for me. I got to draw lots of braids and lovely Ukrainian attire. So here are only SOME of my favourites from the day … I had such a wonderful time but boy, was I tired at the end. You don’t realise how tired you are until you stop!

When I look at these they bring a smile to my face. Hope they do the same for you. I feel so lucky being able to do this for a living. 

Caricatures at Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Festival - Dad and Daughter

Caricatures at Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Festival - great smile

Caricatures at Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Festival - another great smile

Caricatures at Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Festival - love the head-dress

Caricatures at Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Festival - dancer

Caricatures at Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Festival - friends

Caricatures at Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Festival - girl

Caricatures at Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Festival - friends

Caricatures at Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Festival

Caricatures by Edmonton Artist Laurel Hawkswell

Caricatures at Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Festival in St. Albert

My first afternoon drawing at the Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Festival, at The Arden Theatre in St. Albert, was a pleasure to be at. There’s nothing like drawing dancers … they sure know how to smile and it’s easy for them to hold that smile. Sure makes it easy for a caricaturist! Here are some of my favourites from the day.

I’m sure I will have several more to show you after back drawing there again tomorrow. Looking forward to it!

Caricatures at Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Festival in St. Albert

Caricatures at Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Festival in St. Albert

Caricatures at Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Festival in St. Albert

Caricatures by Edmonton Artist Laurel Hawkswell

Oliver Community Festival

I was busy today with two caricature events. Thoroughly enjoying myself at both of them. I love meeting people and giving them something that they can take away and hopefully enjoy looking at for a long time. My first event of the day was the Oliver Community Festival. They had a few streets blocked off with a lot of neat stuff. Jumpy Things, all sorts of booths, a free lunch and I did caricatures. Here are just a few of the good lookin' people I met and drew! .... It was nice to be able to do a caricature for some of the people that volunteered that day. They are the ones in the green t-shirts. A volunteer is a valuable thing.