James guarantees fun flattering fast great drawings with a gregarious, cheerful , positive, fun warm personality. A great caricature makes your event memorable for a lifetime!
www.jamesmalia.com
Sketch Artist JAMES MALIA - "Drawing the fun into your party or illustration!"
James' unique drawing style is flattering , fun and with the goal the drawee will want to happily hang it on their wall.
A great caricature makes your party or event memorable for a lifetime while keeping your guests of all ages entertained. James Malia is an award-winning professional television, movie, advertising, and product caricaturist and illustrator with a gregarious, cheerful and warm personality. He usually works between L.A. and Santa Barbara but is open to travel anywhere. James' goal is so to have every image drawn bring smiles and happily hung on the person(s) wall with 100% satisfaction. James guarantees to bring dynamic positive fun energy to every event with good drawings to go with.
James' celebrity caricatures have been featured on Little Fockers' with Robert De Niro , Paramount's 'VANILLA SKY' with Tom Cruise, The new aol Heidi Klum website www.heidiklum.aol.com, NBC's Emmy-winning Will & Grace, HBO's Emmy-winning Curb Your Enthusiasm , 'Keeping up with the Steins, with Jeremy Piven and ,Taco Bell beverage cups and in store promos, Billboard Music Awards, People magazine, In touch magazine , InStylye magazine, National Enquirer, Fade In magazine, Oprah, Larry King, the tv shows Extra, E!, VH-1, MTV, TMZ, toy packaging, published books, many cartoon maps, gift caricatures, and movie poster work for 'SpongeBob SquarePants' the movie ,and artwork in 'Keeping Up with the Steins' with Jeremy Piven. Cartoon map of the famous Gaylord hotel/convention center in Orlando. Detailed map of Santa Barbara's annual 3 day West Beach Music Festival, Heidi Klum and Seal's wedding invitations/holiday/ birthday cards and entertainment at their annual parties, as well as Josh Duhamel and Fergie's wedding invitation. and recently Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillos wedding invitation.
Since returning in 1996 from working for Club Med resorts as a SCUBA/ windsurfing instructor/entertainer in the Caribbean, James has been a prolific artist with his own uniquely developed style that has passionately grown since his first doodles as a child. His partial client list includes: Disney, Paramount, Universal, Upper Deck, Microsoft, NBC, CBS, HBO, L.A. Lakers, Nestle, Fox Television, Warner Bros., Columbia TriStar, Dreamworks , GTE, Coca Cola, PacBell, Heidi Klum and Seal, Josh Duhamel and Fergie, Jonathan Cleese, Ricky Martin, Rob Lowe, Rodney Dangerfield, Michael Chiklis, Brook Shields, Lomar Odom, the Jeopardy staff, the Amazing Race staff, Chris Rock, Ron Howard, Exxon, Panasonic, Roy Disney, Pacific Bell, ICTV, American Red Cross, Celebrity Cruise Lines, Club Med, Hawaiian Tropic, Taco Bell Corporation, Teen Magazine, Source Magazine, Pfizer, Mattel, Bruce Ryan Productions, Planet Hollywood, FCB Advertising, Grange Advertising, Sony Pictures, Unify Corp., Canadian Life Insurance, Boeing, Lehr and Black, Mindy Weiss, Fortune Entertainment, Amgen, Courtney Hansen, Mitch Richmond, Howie Mandel , city of L.A., LAPD, LAFD, FBI, Grossman Burn Center, CA State parks,Twiin Productions, City of Anaheim Some of the famous faces that James has drawn in person include: Hugh Hefner, Kobe Bryant , Debra Messing, Brian Shaw, Mitch Richmond, Peter Falk, Amy Smart, Fabio, Mariah Carey, Kenny G, Candy Spelling, Lauryn Hill, Patrick Warburton, Elaine Hendrix, Daniel Zelman, Johnny Ullman, Frank Langella, Tom Green, Diana DeGarmo, Shania Twain......
James takes great pride in each drawing he produces as well as the integrity of his character. He is very appreciative that he makes a great living with his passion.
James can draw on any size paper, however, his preferred format is 11" x 14" acid-free 70 lb. high quality drawing paper. After capturing the personality of his subject doing his or her favorite hobby or in his or her favorite setting in a fun cartoon portrait, the unique artwork is placed in a clear, flat protective plastic bag.
Per hour James draws at least 12-15 flattering, detailed, black and white full body people with front view and a theme an hour. James draws with his own style, (not the typical and often unflattering theme park style), or up to 18-20 people with head and shoulders in black and white. Color is also available but slows the process by half. The request of drawing live caricatures digitally can also be met at a specific rate.
Quotes on Illustration for personal use, advertisements, cards, gift caricatures etc are on a per job bases. Images can be created by specific demand whether for character design, or caricature from specifics and or photos e-mailed.
Please e-mail James for more samples or specifics jmalia007@gmail.com
When not drawing, James can be found in the waters off of the Santa Barbara and Los Angeles coastline, trying his best to communicate with the dolphins. So far they just squeak and smile.
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CLIENT FEEDBACK
James you are such a talented artist and beautiful soul, Thanks again for making another one of our patties extra special, if you ever need us for a reference please do not hesitate. - Sheri and Roy Disney , Studio City
I Love what you're doing for my new website- Heidi Klum
You have a true talent , I will frame this- Hugh Hefner
James you made my sons party a hit, Thanks again! - Rob Lowe, Santa Barbara
Hello. I want to thank you, your company, and mostly James for being above and beyond more than i could have asked for.... I will be recommending to all i know. he is AMAZING. Great artist wonderful personality and beautiful soul. COuld not have asked for a more perfect fit. I hope our guests treated him with the respect he showed us. - Cristina
JAMES WAS INCREDIBLE THE KIDS AND ADULTS ALL LOVED HIM...THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP.. HE ROCKED MARILYN KAGAN
James, I wanted to thank you for the caricature sketch that you drew of me at the HVAC convention in Anaheim, CA. I remembered your gregarious personality and how within minutes, you not only drew but developed images that really embodied my personality. I still have my artwork posted up in my living room and though I have looked at it severally times, I have just realized the subtle details that were included. I know it‚s been 5 years, but I just wanted you to know that you are truly a gifted artist. I hope that this holiday season will find you and your family with happiness and good cheer. -Denise Kerr
Hi James, I like to thank you for the wonderful caricature you made for me several years ago. I was working in Journeys's End Resort, San Pedro, Belize. Presently, I'm a teacher and I Use that picture for My Welcome sign in my classroom. Everone love it. Thanks a million! -Dyel J. Cal
Thank YOU for doing such a wonderful job at my daughter's birthday. Everyone thought you were really great and had the nicest things to say about their time wth you. I really appreciate it. -Taryn , Santa Barbara, CA
Thank You for a job well done! We'll happily have you at every party we have! Our friends can't stop talking about you!!! - Brendan Turner
