Sunday, January 25, 2015

The Muppet performer series: Caroll Spinney.

This is the beginning of a pet project of mine that has been on my artistic bucket list for as long as I can remember. I've always wanted to showcase the Sesame Street/Muppet performers by drawing a caricature of each of them with a few of the characters they are best known for. I'm going to focus first on the original performers, then move on to the current group. This is strictly a labor of love. I want to highlight these talented people who have inspired me so much over the years, and who sometimes don't get the credit and recognition they deserve. The first one is of 81 year old Caroll Spinney, who has been performing Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird on Sesame Street since the show debuted in 1969.

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