James

Drawing the fun into your party

James is an award-winning professional caricaturist and illustrator with a gregarious, cheerful and warm personality. On top of that, he practices good dental hygiene and usually smells good.

James’ caricatures have been spotted on NBC’s Emmy-winning Will & Grace, HBO’s Emmy-winning Curb Your Enthusiasm , Paramount’s ‘Vanilla Sky’ with Tom Cruise , Taco Bell beverage cups, People magazine, Billboard Music Awards, InStylye magazine, Fade In mag, misc. toy packaging, published books and recently artwork for SpongeBob SquarePants the movie, and upcoming movie LUCKY 13.

Since returning from a 2 year ridiculously fun tropical tour with Club Med in 1996, James has been a prolific artist. His partial client list includes: Disney, Paramount, Upper Deck, Microsoft, NBC, CBS, HBO, L.A. Lakers, Nestle, Fox Television, Warner Bros., Columbia TriStar, PacBell, Exxon, Panasonic, ICTV, American Red Cross, Celebrity Cruise Lines, Club Med, Hawaiian Tropic, Taco Bell Corporation,Weekly Reader Magazine, Teen Magazine, Source Magazine, Pfizer, Mattel, Bruce Ryan Productions, Planet Hollywood, FCB Advertising, Grange Advertising, Sony Pictures, MGM, Mirage Hotels, Unify Corp.,Canadian Life Insurance, Boeing, Amgen, city of L.A., LAPD, LAFD, FBI, CA State parks, Rodney Dangerfield, Ricky Martin, Brooke Shields, Michael Chiklis, Rob Lowe, Chris Rock, Ron Howard, Howie Mandel, etc. . . .

Some of the famous faces that James has drawn in person include: Hugh Hefner, Kobe Bryant , Brian Shaw, Mitch Richmond, Peter Falk, Amy Smart, Fabio, Mariah Carey, Candy Spelling, Lauryn Hill, Patrick Warburton, Elaine Hendrix, Tom Green, Diana DeGarmo, Johnny Ullman, Frank Langella, Shania Twain.

James can draw on any size paper, however, his preferred format is 11" x 14 " acid-free 70 lb. high quality drawing paper. After capturing the personality of his subject doing his or her favorite hobby or in his or her favorite setting, the unique artwork is placed in a clear, flat protective plastic bag.

When not drawing, James can be found in the waters off of the Santa Barbara coastline, trying his best to communicate with the dolphins. So far they just squeak and smile.

• SERVES: Santa Barbara, Los Angeles CA California. Will travel (travel charges additional).
• RATE*: $170 per hour. 2-hour minimum in Santa Barbara area; 3-hour minimum in most L.A. areas. DECEMBER rates are $170 per hour Monday through Thursday and $190 per hour Friday through Sunday with a 3-hour minimum.
• SPEED**: 18-20 black and white caricatures w/head and shoulders per hour; 12-14 black and white caricatures with bodies per hour.