Monday, July 13, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Michael Jackson Acrylic on Canvas
My final tribute... based on the below sketch. It's on a 3 1/2 ft x 2 1/2 ft canvas, and was about 9 hours in total
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Stevie Wonder - Acrylic on Canvas
This was a wedding gift for my Cousin Neil, and his new wife Sarah. They are big Stevie fans, and even had their first dance to Signed sealed delivered !
They wanted a Stevie in his prime, so I decided to go for a young non braded version.
I'm please to say they loved it. I framed t up nicely with a 2 inch dark wood frame. I will try and post a photo of this later.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Recent Wedding gifts
Caricatures are always a great present for a bride and groom. Here are a couple of recent commissions....
Friday, May 15, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Patrick
This is the cousin of the little boy David below. It's always nice to get repeat business....
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Gulf Photo Plus - Live Caricatures
I was honoured to be invited along to the fairwell party of the Gulf Photo Plus week. The people who you see below, are some of the most talented photographers in the world. They come together for 1 week, to teach those with a love for photography in Dubai. I had a great time here, and had an opportunity to bend and stretch some great faces. I hope you enjoy these.... Click them for a bigger view
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Christoper Walken
Very standard pencil sketch.... Sorry about the picture quality..... and the drawing quality.....
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Latest commission
I do quite a few of these gift commissions. I had fun with this one ! Click on it for a closer look.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Chris Rea
Not 100% on this one, but think it's good to post my sketch progress. I see a lot of mistakes, but that's where we learn ! Let me know what you think...I have uploaded his reference for those who don't know him....
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Dean Martin - Sketch for a painting
This is for a competition being held with the NCN. Hopefully I will get a chance to paint this before the competition ends....
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
My work from the Minicon in London
I have just arrived back from an exhausting 24 hours in London. I had a wonderful time, and met some amazing people. A truly humbling experience.
Here are a few of my works from the Con....
Friday, January 16, 2009
Gramps with his painting
Pleased to say the painting went down a treat, he loved it. I was very happy !
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Action shots from the weekend
These photos have been kindly donated by Khalid Younis. He's the guy with the shaved head posing with his picture. It's rare to get good action photos, so it's much appreciated !
Click on any of the images to see larger.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
Dubai's own Covent Garden Market at the Walk JBR
This Friday and Saturday (9th/10th Jan) I will be at The Walk, in the JBR area.
The Marina Market has a new name, and a new location, and it's the opening weekend. I will be there from 10am to 8pm on both days. So, if you have been wanting a caricature, but hadn't yet commissioned one, nows your chance to get one done, live.
There will be loads of stalls there selling all sorts of things, as well as numerous entertainers.
If it is busy, I will be there every week.
It would be great to see you there !
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Recommended Reading
There are numerous books out there on caricature, including many that are about how to draw caricatures. I feel that the best way to learn is through practice, and not necessarily through books. There are however, 3 books that I would strongly recommend you take a look at. Joe Bluhm's Rejects, Jan op de Beeck's Famous Corpses, and Jason Seilers Art of Caricature. These are not tutorial books, just pages filled with insperational drawings. I have included the links below to sites where you can purchase these gems. Take a look....
http://www.art2books.com/books/rejects
http://www.art2books.com/books/famouscorpses
http://www.brandstudiopress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=70
http://www.art2books.com/books/rejects
http://www.art2books.com/books/famouscorpses
http://www.brandstudiopress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=70
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Live at home....
This is my Girlfriend's sisters fella Rob. They are over on holiday so thought I would give him a gift to take home ! Sorry about the reference pic, but he refused to pose for the camera !
Abu Dhabi Live caricatures - Eid
I managed to get through about 130 quick colour caricatures in 3 days at this event. I worked 3 hours a day, and had a que of at least 15 constantly. These few photos I managed to get were taken when it was still reasonably quiet !
Gramps is finished
Finally finished... photo is terrible, will try and take a better one and replace !
I learnt a lot from this painting. Fairly happy with the result, but still a long way to go until I reach the standard i'm looking for !
Sunday, November 23, 2008
On the easel
This is what's currently sitting on my easel. Its the start of a painting i'm doing for my Grandpa for christmas. I know it looks pretty messy at the moment, but it's about 30% done. I am posting it now to keep my self motivated to get it finished ! He was a 48 Royal Marine Commando in WW2, a printer after the war, and an absolutley top bloke all of his life. I couldn't be a prouder grandson. He was also a fantastic painter, and the reason I got into painting in the first place. This year he turned 85, and I wanted to give him something special. I hope I manage to get this finished before xmas, and that he likes it !
I'll post the complete painting when it's finished....
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
IQ magazine article 2...
This week, IQ asked myself and fellow caricaturist Jo, to answer a series of light hearted questions, and complete a self caricature. 5 all was all we could muster... it was a tight battle, but all in good spirits.
Next week I have a How 2 article going in to the mag, and will post when I can.
Click on the image for a closer look, and to read the answers.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
UK Minicon - Drink 'n' Draw
A bunch of us are getting together for 1 night only, of serious Caricaturing, and general merriment.
It's taking place at the end of January 2009 and you are more than welcome to join us !
We already have some top talent from around the world attending !!!
Click the below link for the website that has details and registration details!
http://web.me.com/sjh62/ukminicon/Home.html
If you have any interest in caricatures and can make it to the UK on Friday 30th January 2009, sign up, and we will See you there!
It's taking place at the end of January 2009 and you are more than welcome to join us !
We already have some top talent from around the world attending !!!
Click the below link for the website that has details and registration details!
http://web.me.com/sjh62/ukminicon/Home.html
If you have any interest in caricatures and can make it to the UK on Friday 30th January 2009, sign up, and we will See you there!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Original paintings for Sale
I am putting my paintings up for sale. If you want more info on any of them, please drop me an email.
Sizes are as follows -
Bob Marley - Acrylic on Canvas - 3 1/2 ft x 2 1/2 ft
Godfather - Acrylic on Canvas - 4ft x 3ft
George Bush - Acrylic on Canvas - 2 1/2 ft x 1 1/2 ft
John Lennon - Acrylic on Canvas - 3ft x 2ft
Clint Eastwood - Acrylic on Canvas - 5ft x 4ft
Sizes are as follows -
Bob Marley - Acrylic on Canvas - 3 1/2 ft x 2 1/2 ft
Godfather - Acrylic on Canvas - 4ft x 3ft
George Bush - Acrylic on Canvas - 2 1/2 ft x 1 1/2 ft
John Lennon - Acrylic on Canvas - 3ft x 2ft
Clint Eastwood - Acrylic on Canvas - 5ft x 4ft
Scarcace in Black - 4ft x 3ft
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Live at City Scape Cocktail Party - Dubai
This was a great event to work. Everyone was in good spirits, and happy for me to take the Micky. There were about 1500 guests at the event. I appologise about the bad quality photos... but you get the idea !
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
That IQ article
This is the first time I have been published in a magazine, I was pretty happy with how it came out. Click on the image to see larger....
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Published in IQ magazine
I have just had an article published in IQ magazine, featuring 4 of my caricatures. I will try and post the actual article soon, but in the mean time, here are the completed caricatures !!! 
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
Steve Hearn from the NCN
Steve is one of the UK's premier caricturists... and a pretty nice bloke to boot
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
John Lennon - Now it's finished
Wasn't to happy with the old 1, so went back and reworked a few aspects, much happier with it now.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
Atkins Abu dhabi - Live
This was a recent event for Atkins Abu Dhabi. I got through about 48 people in 3 hours, so averaged 16 an hour, which is a fair amount !!
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Me By Terry Dunnett
I had to post this, as it's a spot on likeness. This was done of me by a fellow NCN'r in Australia. It's great work, Thankyou Terry !
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
Couple more Guys from the NCN
Glenn Ferguson - An amazing artist from the US, and Vice president of the NCN
Mick Hollinworth, this is the guy who runs the Alton Towers Caricature concession -
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
Prince Harry - March NCN contest
Every month, Jan op De Beeck holds a caricature contest. This month the subject was Prince Harry. Here is my entry. It's Pitt Brush pen, and Prismacolour Art Stix on paper
Monday, March 10, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Friends from the NCN
The National Caricaturist holds a forum, where you get the opportunity to draw, and be drawn by some of the best caricaturists out there. Here are 2 that I have had a crack at, Niall O'loughlin from Ireland, and Mick Carlon from the UK.
Monday, February 25, 2008
New Stuff & new tools !
I have just discovered the joys of prismacolour ArtStix, thanks to the guys over at the National Caricature Network.
These are my first attempts, so still a long way to go !
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Bob Marley 70% complete - Arcylic Caricature
Really pleased with how this is going, got some work to do on the hair, microphone, and shirt.
Its 3 1/2 ft x 2 1/2 ft Canvas
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Caricature poster from a recent fancy dress party
This party was great fun, everyone was was really happy to be caricatured. The organiser of the party made a poster of all of the caricatures, for the guests to keep as a momento of the night.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
1st birthday party
A few pictures from the Quinns 1st birthday party this weekend. I only managed to get these pictures at the end of the party, which is why there are no people in them !
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
MAC Steel Christmas party
I only managed to take a few photos at this party, but it was a great event, and i think everyone had a good time !
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Saturday, June 2, 2007
This was a birthday party that i was invited to caricature at. 120 guests, and i completed around 90 caricatures in my 4 hour attendance. I had a great time, and i think everyone else did too !
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Mick Jagger
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
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