Don Landgren Jr.

Caricatures by Don Landgren's PARTOONS is a great entertainment idea for any corporate or private event, combining a unique show with a one-of-a-kind souvenir. Hire me to entertain your guests at your next Birthday Party, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Graduation, Quinceañera, Christmas Party, Corporate Function or anywhere people gather to have a good time.

I set up my easel so your guests can gather and watch as the caricatures are drawn. Watching the creative process adds a fun level of entertainment as everyone jokes laughs and comments. The entertainment combined with the keepsake caricature leaves your guests with a great memory and a great memento from your party.

I can draw 15 to 18 B&W single heads and bodies and 10-14 color single heads and bodies per hour.

I've been entertaining guests at parties from my Worcester area base since 1998, and travel in a radius that covers Massachusetts (including Boston, Framingham, and Springfield) to New Hampshire to Rhode Island and Connecticut.

When I'm not sketching at parties, I also draw award-winning cartoons for "TelegramTowns", a seven-edition weekly newspaper that covers 28 central Massachusetts towns. I have also won over 50 awards from various news organization for my current work for the "Worcester Telegram & Gazette" and my past work for "The [Holden] Landmark".

I am a member of the National Cartoonist Society (NCS), Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) and the International Society of Caricature Artists (ISCA).

My cartoons have been published around the the United States and Iceland in many newspapers and magazines and in the yearly book series, "Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year."

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

• Don did a great job! We emailed back and forth quite a bit before the event so that everything went just great with no confusion on the day of! He had some great ideas and was very creative and helpful in figuring out how to turn the caricatures into a guest book for us. We definitely would recommend! Thanks so much Don! -- Randi G, Lenox, MA, 4/29/2012
• Don was very professional in his work. He joked around with the pre teens that were at the party while he worked away. The caricutures came out wonderful. Every one is still talking about what a great time they had at the party with Don. Thank you Don for a great performance and I will hire Don again for a future gig. Janice H. -- Janice H, Vernon, CT, 8/27/2011
• Don was fantastic!! His drawings really capture the children's personalities and his repoire with the kids was fun and entertaining. We loved having him and he made the party extra special! -- Wendy D, Westford, MA, 3/17/2012
• Our experience with Don was fantastic! He was professional and friendly; completely engaging with all the guests. The essence of the caricatures was "spot on"! I would (and will) recommend him to anyone looking for that unique special touch to an event! Thanks Don! -- Angela A, West Greenwich, RI, 4/1/2011
• Don was outstanding. He entertained over 30 teenagers with his drawings. Huge hit with them. Highly recommend him for a party. Planning on having him back. -- Kristen M, Bellingham, MA, 1/20/2012
• Don was great.His being here added so much more to our party. Don was entertaining, great with both the children and adults, and everyone went home with a fun picture.He was very accomodating and I would highly recommend him! He sketched a portrait of my husband, his 2 sisters and their Dad. He so captured Grampy!!! We can't wait to frame and hang it. What a great remembrance of our party! Thankyou Don! -- Michelle B, Saugus, MA, 11/13/2010
• Don was fantastic. He and his caricatures were the hit of the party! He really kept the event moving and added that perfect finishing touch to the day. Highly recommended! -- Jillian M, Auburn, MA, 9/25/2011
• Don was the Best! We had 117 13/14 year olds and he catered to everyone's needs! Wonderful work, Wonderful guy! Can't wait to use him again! -- Monique K, Bolton, MA, 5/7/2010
• Don was great and funny with kids. All the kids very much liked their caricature. Parents were excited as well. -- Suneetha G, North Andover, MA, 5/8/2010
• We hired Don for an adult Halloween party, he drew all the guests in costume! It was a great addition to our annual party, different, creative and a huge HIT!!!! Don has a great sense of humor and everyone loved their end result. We put all the photos up on a "clothesline" for everyone to see each other's photos. He was a perfect entertainment piece to our party. -- Stacy L, Johnston, RI, 10/24/2009
• EVeryone loved it! Simply amazing work of art... We will definitely like to invite you again for our party next year. This was a big hit, that can be realized that we asked you to stay back for almost 3 hrs :) Thank you for your flexibility and offering such a nice service. -- Dhananjay K, Wethersfield, CT, 12/19/2010
• I had Don Landgren come and draw pictures for my daughter's Bat Mitzvah luncheon. He did a SUPERB job and my daughter told me that her friends would have been so bored if Don was not there. He drew pictures of some of the adults as well and he is so talented. It is amazing how he was able to capture personalities so perfectly in just a few minutes. He did not even take one break and was busy for the entire 2 1/2 hours. I would highly recommend Don to anyone looking for a professional cartoon drawer. Don played a big role in making our party a huge success! -- Karen A, Westboro, MA, 8/29/2009
• Don was wonderful with our "family and friends" crowd of kids and adults ranging from age 3 to 80! He communicated well in advance so we were comfortable he would be at our event, he came on time, was incredibly accommodating as the children crowded around him - they were wowed by the idea of caricatures. He sketched many adults as couples and caught the essence of all the faces. All of our guests thought the entertainment was terrific. Thank you Don! -- Angelika M, Norwood, MA, 9/12/2009
• Don was prompt, curtious and easily set up his equipment without any assistance. Children and adults alike enjoyed his caricatures and he was a wonderful addition to our event! -- Steven D, Lincoln, MA, 10/23/2010
• Don was great. His rate was extremely reasonable - and he had a wonderful demeanor with all the children and their parents. My guests loved having a cool color caricature to take home - as opposed to a balloon animal hat. Also, he finished more quickly than anticipated - but he stayed on and drew a good handful of the adults, as well. He also displayed a great sense of humor - keeping the children and adults entertained in multi-faceted ways. -- Susanne N, Stoneham, MA, 3/20/2010
• Don created such beautiful and funny pictures, capturing the personality of our guests perfectly. Not only was it great entertainment to watch him create the pictures but we'll treasure the results. Thank you Don! -- Daintry Z, Southborough, MA, 8/2/2009
• Don did a wonderful job. He kept the kids entertained and loved to joke around. He arrived a little late because of being lost but stayed a little longer than the hour we requested to make sure we had everything we wanted. There were 4 girls at the party and each one not only had pictures of themselves but also two pictures for play--or as Don calls them joke pictures and he finished the night with a family portrait of us. We would highly recommend him for any event. -- Melissa V, Weymouth, MA, 2/13/2010
• Everyone loved Don! We already booked him for next year! -- Becky T, Chelmsford, MA, 2/5/2011
• Don was so helpful beforehand and during the Bar Mitzvah. Everyone loved watching and getting their caricatures done. I would so happily recommend Don for anyone's party. -- Franny O, Stow, MA, 12/5/2009
• Don was great. He has a wonderful personality and he is so talented. Everyone enjoyed their cartoon drawing. I would recommend him to anyone looking to add a "wow" ingredient to their party. Thank you -- Stephanie S, Holbrook, MA, 9/11/2010
• Don was perfessional, funny and beyond curtious. He worked very well with the children as well as the adults. I would highly recommend him to anyone who asked about his talent as well as his personality and performance. -- Audra S, East Hampstead, NH, 8/21/2010

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