'5 Fun Minutes' Caricatures By Chad Straka

Audio and Video Samples

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Upcoming Appearances

Past Appearances

  • Sunday, April 22, 2012
  • 6:00PM - Wedding Reception
  • Estes Park, CO
  • Monday, August 22, 2011
  • 12:00PM - Community Event
  • Cheyenne, WY
  • Friday, July 29, 2011
  • 1:00PM - Picnic
  • Littleton, CO
  • Saturday, July 09, 2011
  • 7:00PM - Wedding Reception
  • Birmingham, AL
  • Saturday, May 14, 2011
  • 11:00PM - Prom
  • Denver, CO
  • Saturday, February 26, 2011
  • 5:00PM - Club Event
  • Parker, CO
  • Tuesday, December 07, 2010
  • 6:00PM - Christmas Party
  • North Charleston, SC
  • Saturday, August 07, 2010
  • 8:00PM - Wedding Reception
  • Charleston, SC
= Booked through GigMasters
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Location:
Longmont, Colorado
Travel Radius:
Will travel up to 100 miles from Longmont.
Pay Range:
$100-$150 per hour
Member Since:
2009
Primary Category:
Caricaturist
Additional Categories:
Body Painting, Face Painting, Henna Artist, Silhouette Artist, Temporary Tattoos
Influences:
MAD Magazine, Warren comics, Drucker, Davis, Hirschfeld, R. Crumb, Sargent

Description

Caricatures are wonderful! They're fun to watch and even more fun to participate in. Booking an artist for your event not only ensures a fantastic time for your guests, but when it's over they'll have a frameable keepsake for their wall or scrapbook.

I love performing live caricatures. My approach has always been to provide a strong, well-drawn likeness without a lot of heavy exaggeration. I want folks to like my stuff, after all, not to go cry in a corner. My ultimate goal is to get that elusive spark of personality into the picture, that's the magic of caricature!

Hiring a caricaturist is painless and will surely be the hit of the night! I am super easy to work with and will do whatever I can to ensure that your event goes swimmingly. I offer pre-printed paper with the details of your event - it's a nice touch that will remind everyone of the great time they had at your party.

Contact Five Fun Minutes today and we'll get started! I look forward to answering any and all of your questions.

Thank you and be well!

*Bachelors, Boston University (painting)
*Masters, Manhattan's School of Visual Arts (illustration)
*Worked in the amusement park industry for many years as both an artist and a trainer
*Operations at the Jersey Shore boardwalk
*Annual fairs and festivals along the Atlantic coast
*My wife, Elizabeth, and I have been happily operating Five Fun Minutes since 2001.

Available For:

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

Feedback

  • Chad was a wonderful addition to our company picnic. There was always a line of people waiting and he did a fantastic job. I would recommend Chad, hands down, to anyone wanting a caricature artist for an event. His caricatures are "real" as opposed to the cartoony kind, everyone really enjoyed that. Great time!! Thanks Chad!! -- Michelle B, Littleton, CO, 7/29/2011