Arthurs America

Caricatures are in pen (pastel color only if there's more lag time, or maybe even an order), and take about 4-5mins. I have worked primarily off of pics' and photos where subjects were able to have their picture taken (or submitting one to me), walk away, and come back to get it. Now, I do most drawings live. My approach is "Elton (or Taylor Swift) in concert" - that is, you get a great value because I arrive early and stay late, and can do a variety of styles, depending on what people want. I have drawn at events for seven hours with a short break. If I go "pastel and color" in the event of longer stretches of time or special request, I use the finest European pastels that I bought onsite in Italy.

I am accustomed to taking up money directly, via venmo, cash, or cash app. My work can easily be looked at on facebook (Arthur Shain) and instagram (Arthurs America).

I'm Arthur Shain, retired secondary teacher. No - I didn't teach art - but I used it as a tool to teach science for 28 years. My mother was an excellent artist, and I'm a chip off the block.

I was raised in "lil' O" Clemson, SC, where I played a lot of basketball, then went on to Erskine College on basketball scholarship, where I am now a member of the Hall of Fame.

I started drawing on the walls of my bedroom when I was five and to remedy this my Dad put sand in the paint and re-painted the room. Almost sixty years later my older brother in his last days remembered one pure memory of me when we very small: drawing - while he would "direct" me in what to draw. Later, I started seriously developing my craft in schools where I taught. In some places, I drew as many as one hundred students and teachers and administrators. I've performed at numerous events and parties and spent plenty of hours on the streets of Greenville, and have even taught a few caricature classes.

I am married and the father of four and have nine grandchildren.

Inside is ideal, but I can work outside, and have done so, a lot. I do require shade. I can work outside if the winds are not over 10 mph and it's not raining. I need reasonable light, but can work in dim conditions or add a floodlight if I have to. My spread area is quite small, around 4 x 5 feet square. A little more room is helpful to display more drawing samples.