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

Brides & Grooms & Weddings & Proposals & Honeymoons

Herman is often asked to paint scenes of the moment when the fiance proposes to his bride-to-be. Sometimes the man uses these creatively as an integral part of the process, as in these two examples: one, at Terrace In The Sky in Manhattan; the other; on a dinner cruise around manhattan.

Groom-to-be presents huge rock to astonished fiance at Terrace In The Sky in upper NYC in this portrait used by the Groom-to-be as part of his proposal.

In this ingenious idea, Herman is hired by the Groom-to-be to actually be on the cruise, posing as artist-in-residence and pretending to draw the infatuated couple as the man proposes.

In this instance, Herman was hired to be at Tavern On The Green in Central Park and pretend to draw the couple as the man proposes to her.

As a Sign-In-Board at their wedding, with a border for guests to sign on, Herman depicted the wedding couple as Merman and Mermaid.

Airbrushed on their favorite beach at sunset as a Sign-In-Board for their guests to sign on the border at the wedding reception.

This painting was used as the wedding invitation by an unconventional couple from NYC getting married in Ohio.

This bride & groom met as lifeguards, and wanted to be painted that way by Herman on their Sign-In-Board.

This B&W line drawing was used as a thank you card to all the guests who gave gifts.

This painting by Herman of an adventurous couple in the Galapagos was used as an invite and then framed as a portrait.

Classic, straightforward ring-on-the-finger proposal portrait

Herman & some of his select artists also draw at wedding receptions as entertainment, sometimes creating special paper commemorating the event.

Caricatures At Weddings Big Hit

Herman drew caricature/portraits at two weddings this past weekend. Both events had special theme paper requested by the bride

Before rushing off for the honeymoon, the bride & groom sat to be immortalized by Herman

Most guests sat together as couples to be drawn by Herman

Girl shows off her Herman

Irving is always 'dancing with the stars' in his head

Herman’s Got Talent

parody of the TV show America's Got Talent

Recession Is Over, Pepperidge Farm Leads

 

Pepperidge Farm Has Sense Of Humor

Some very smart people at Pepperidge Farm had a meeting in Midtown manhattan recently; at which they did something daring, edgy, and wonderful. They made fun of themselves.

They commissioned me to create a boardroom scene depicting each of them in a comedic way as a gift to one of their leaders. Rarely does a corporate group have the fortitude and bravery to expose their personalities to each other.

Hats off to the representatives of Pepperidge Farm. America is on it’s way to a new normal; a more honest, realistic corporate sensibility.

For those of you interested in such things, the artwork is done in chalk, marker, colored ink, and colored pencil.