Bride and Groom Romantic Gift

closeup of the groom's outfit in the drawing

color pencil portrait of bride & groom as Romeo & Juliet used as sign-in-board at wedding

closeup of the bride, color pencil by Herman

Unique Romantic Gift

Color pencil double portrait of TeacherByDay and LoverByNight

This double portrait by Herman shows the man surrounded by all his interests on the left and his cool, romantic side on the right.

Wendy Williams by Herman

HE to the R to the MAN to the ART

Conservative Girls Are Cool Too

Herman recently drew a sign-in board of a Conservative girl dressed cool and on stage. Difficult but do-able.

completely hand-drawn and colored by Herman and made into a sign-in-board

Colored Pencils Create Beautiful Memories

Sometimes Herman uses colored pencils to draw family cartoon portraits.

colored pencil rendering of a family from photos by Herman

pencil sketch emailed to client

drawing area with art in progress surrounded by pencils

closeup to show detail

a closeup of the car and the man

Basketball Theme Party at Capitol Theatre

Interior photo showing decor

sometimes BFF's have to be drawn together, nowadays the kids photograph the art with their cellphones before Herman is even finished

some kids have unique and challenging ideas for Herman to draw

Herman designed and printed special theme paper to go along with the party decor and the basketball theme.

Herman designed special paper for the theme party, guests were drawn on the backboard area

Guest of Honor as drawn by Herman on Quikmat

New York Surfers are TUFF !

At a party this weekend at the W Hotel near 16th Street in Lower manhattan, this New Yorker who surfs in Long Island told Herman how the dogfish sharks are a minor annoyance when they nip at her when she’s surfing!!!

Herman drew this New York surfer wrestling with dogfish sharks

Herman Teaches Caricature Art at Local Library

Rockland County Times Aug 27 - Sept 2, 2009

Barry Warner writes about Philip Herman

If I had known there would be a photographer !

Herman Performs at Guastavino’s

One of the pleasures of performing at private parties is the opportunity to experience truly unique event spaces, like Guastavino’s. I only had a chance to snap some quick photos of the exterior; but I assure you the interior is equally amazing.

bull's-head fountain to the right as you enter Guastavino's

people are dwarfed by the grand entrance

your eye is drawn towards the river and finds this fountain

as you enter the space, the bridge is above and to the right and midtown is to the left

Herman Draws At Ritz-Carlton, Battery Park, NYC

The Lower West Side is rather beautiful; and if you drive to the bottom of the West Side Highway and turn right, you enter the new 14 story Ritz-Carlton, with stunning views of the river and lower Manhattan.

Herman entertained by drawing cartoon scenes of each guest

The Hudson River and North from the roof

30 guests from across the US assembled for the anniversary

Just one of the views from windows in 3 directions