it's been too long since our friend, cindy, had a portrait party. she found a partner right under her nose though while she and her sister, wendy, waited together in the doctor's office. wendy (portrayed above) wants to learn to draw. so, she ignored her fear of portraits and dove right in with her drawing of cindy (below).
this was andy's very first portrait swap. he found a great partner in mahima (portrayed below) and he looks forward to doing it again. (pss, that's an open invitation, folks!)
bhavna (portrayed above) shared her first portrait swap with her "sharp" and "amazing" middle-school niece, devanshi (portrayed below).
after a lazy sunday with my family, it was exciting to come home to a BUNCH of portrait swaps from the gregory family. i bumped this one between patti (portrayed above) and jack (below) to the top of the queue because a mother drawing her son as a marshmallow peep seemed like the perfect easter illustration.
happy easters, everyone!
thanks for sharing your happy birthday with us, mithi! this swap between her (above) and alice (portrayed below) is the last from her birthday portrait bonanza!
i've been so excited about this post! here at last is the list of jurors for the happy birthday party contest:
christine castro (portrayed above by kerstin klein)
before this website was born, christine and i were portrait partying alone on our living room floor. she is the person who suggested these contests in the first place and, all year long, she has peeked over my shoulder to be the first person to see your portrait swaps. i once heard a saying: "behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes." christine is mine.
danny gregory (portrayed above by france belleville)
danny needs no introduction here because, if your blogs are to be trusted, a lot of you found your way to this party through the one that he started with Everyday Matters.
kerstin klein (portrayed above by jennifer m. lee)
kerstin was the winner of the last portrait party contest and a fan who has kept this party going since the moment she burst through the door.
penelope dullaghan (portrayed above by herself)
penelope is a pal, a dynamite illustrator, and the founder of my favorite internet art project, illustration friday.
ted vadakan (portrayed above by me) and angie myung
ted and angie are the finest of art connoisseurs; the founders of the art network, poketo; and the friends with whom i co-created the wallets that two lucky contest winners will receive.
tommy kane (portrayed above by danny gregory)
tommy is an ad man, a fantastic artist, and the brains behind the portrait party website.
hopefully, all of you are as excited about the jurors as i am! feel free to leave comments for any or all of them but, please, no bribes.
