We just finished Halloween, The U.S Thanksgiving isn’t even here yet and Christmas trees are up and Christmas parties are booked. With this warm weather it feels like it’s still October. I mean you know it’s Christmas because Mariah Carey is already popping up on our television screens. This is normally a slower time of year for caricature artists but I have some big projects on the drawing board for gifts and the party calendar has been fairly full since September, that’s a good thing!
With such an uncertain economy it has been a weird year for sure. Months that are normally slow were busy and vice versa. Have you started planning for Christmas? I am usually a “Wait until December” kind of guy but it seems that everyone is gearing up already. My wife wants to put up the Christmas Tree, but it’s way too early in my opinion. I guess as we get older shopping isn’t that important and there are no kids running around so it becomes less of a celebration. But it still seems early.
As a caricature artist December is one of the busiest times of the year as you feel like your attending everyone’s Christmas party. Since my wife and I go away for Christmas our Christmas is much like that Merle Haggard song, “If we make it through December” then we sleep. What’s Christmas!
Anyhow I hope you have a great Holiday Season which is gearing up now according to the rest of the World. If you are ordering a gift caricature for Christmas you’re cut off date for most artists is around the 30th of November and as far as our event calendar we are already full for the main dates on weekends.
So to sum it all up, yes Christmas has come early this year!
About the Author
Bruce Outridge has been a professional artist for over 20 years. Coming from a trucking background today his art business focuses on caricature entertainment for event, gifts, and more. You can learn more about Bruce and his work at www.bruceoutridgeproductions.com
