Holiday Party + Chanukah Party Ideas

Are you an event planner or planning an event? Did you know we do block parties in NYC and surrounding areas? Whether you’re planning a neighborhood block party, a birthday party, a school festival, or a bat or bar mitzvah, a fall carnival party is sure to please! Sit back and enjoy while we do all of the work.

Carnival Theme Summer Office Party in NJ

Recently, we provided a Photo Booth, Tarot Card Reader , Strolling Juggler, and Strolling Balloon Artist– For Adults! at an corporate carnival theme office party in New Jersey.   Our novelty entertainers really add a lot of fun for the ‘kid’ in every one!  Here are som photos from the day:

Strolling Balloon Artist at Corporate Event in NJ

Photo Booth at Company Picnic in NJ

Strolling Juggler at Corporate Event in NJ

Strolling Juggler at Corporate Event in NJ

Strolling Balloon Artist at Corporate Event in NJ

Strolling Balloon Twister at Company Picnic

Our novelty entertainers really do engage guests and camaraderie in among co-workers and corporate carnival theme office parties .  Along with the like the guests, our  Photo Booth, Tarot Card Reader , Strolling Juggler, and Strolling Balloon Artist– really had a blast!

Painting the Team

NYSketches painted an event mural for the team for the Pepsi/Lipton Partnership at their holiday party at Gold Bar NYC earlier this year.  I painted about 70 faces, set in their tea plantation in Africa.  Here is the final painting, which will hang in the company’s meeting room.

…and here are some photos along the way:

First stage of the painting, before faces were added

At the party...

More fun at the party!

A Dinner Party Gesture

At a warm and jovial dinner party at Craft, NYC, the client asked me to draw a quick New Yorker style cartoon of the chatting, eating and imbibing going on.  Here is what I came up with:  

Sketching the Rockefeller Tree

Its officially holiday time!  NYSketches joined in on holiday cheer Tues. night at a law firm’s tree lighting ceremony party at Rockefeller center.  The party included caricatures drawn on custom pre-printed paper with an illustrated scene of the Rockefeller tree lighting, a magician for the kids, facepainting, and lots of yummy treats.  Here are pics of the sketches and facepainting:

Caricature by Alison G

Caricature by Alison G

Spiderman by Dave D

Lion by Dave D

Etchasketch-a-Building!

It is great fun when we get to sketch subjects other than just people…. NYSketches recently sketched a bunch of buildings along with their owners/managers after a meeting with a GSH, an firm who provides green energy saving solutions for properties.  We spruced up the buildings with some green lansdcaping to highlight the green theme.  Here are photos from the event:

Spring Derby, Live Wedding Painting

Talented NYSketches painter, Kate recently painted the scene at a spring, derby themed wedding the Bent Creek Counry Club in Lancaster, PA.  Here is a photo of the completed painting, as well as photos from the beautiful wedding:

Spring Derby Wedding, Acrylic on Canvas, 36' x 48'

Holiday Roundup

Another holiday season has passed… and I thought I’d post some of our most colorful moments!  Here are some highlights of NYSketches artists & products this 2009-10 holiday run.

 

"Three Heads are Better Than One"- Artwork & photo by NYSketches artist, Alison G

 

 

A group JUMBO caricature of an entire company (about 60 folks), from start to finish

 

 

Fire Truck Airbrush T-Shirt for Employee-Family Holiday Party

 

Some added sweets:

 

Sirk Productions' John Sikes with holiday logo cookies for client gifts

 

And some sweet lookin’ faces:

 

Snow Angel Facepaint by NYSKetches Artist, Alison G

 

 

Jeweled Heart Crown by Alison G

 

NEW Personalized Holiday Cookies

NYSketches launched our holiday cookie collection today on our site.  NYSketches will personalize a logo or name on each cookie.  The cookies can be individually wrapped to be given as favors or wrapped in a gift box, to be given as a holiday gift.   The cookies are really yummy butter cookies, and look great too.  Here are some of the designs that we have been working on, check out our site for the full collection:

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Penguin Holiday Cookies in Gift Box

Reindeer Cookie Design

Polar Bear Cookie Design

Hanukkah Cookie Design

Snowman Cookie Design

Snowflake Cookie - Ruby Red