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This artist sketches celebrities and records their reactions. Their responses have gone viral
Her viral stage-door portraits have earned hundreds of autographs and millions of views as Broadway stars react to the sketches on camera.
- Outside Broadway theaters, Erica Keselman—known online as 'Ed the Artist'—captures viral pencil portraits of performers and documents their genuine reactions to seeing their likenesses.
- Completing each portrait in 30 to 40 minutes, the self-taught artist and mother of three sketches during her New York City commute, balancing artistry with family life.
- Donald Webber Jr. and George Clooney are among actors who praised her work, with Webber framing his portrait as a daily reminder of his professional journey.
- The viral success of these interactions earned nearly 400,000 likes and nearly 200,000 Instagram followers, demonstrating personal connections between artist and stars.
- With roughly 300 signed sketches accumulated, Keselman plans to continue her practice, hoping to one day sketch Paul McCartney, Harrison Ford, and other public figures.
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This artist sketches celebrities and records their reactions. Their responses have gone viral
George Clooney smiled. A crowd of people lined the sidewalk as the actor exited the Broadway theater where he had just performed in “Good Night, and Good Luck.” Fans shouted his name, hoping to get an autograph or selfie. In a sea of Playbills and cellphone cameras, Clooney’s attention was drawn to a familiar face. His own. Standing just outside the stage door, Erica Keselman held out a pencil-sketched portrait of Clooney that was so lifelike it…
·Chicago, United States
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