Peter Cushing

I struggled away with this one and avoided the old Star Wars version!

Rihanna

A little festive paint

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Wonderbabe

Had to do something whilst recovering....

Milla Jovovich fun

Trying to get into my art now a bit more. Doodled this idea and took it to paint :-)

Commission

I do do these occasionally. This one is for cross-promotion purposes . I will post Nigels' details on what he does musically very soon.

Gary Oldman caricature

Another entry, another caricature, progress me thinks? Well, here he is. A fantastic actor and i hope this caricature stands up.

Michelle Yeoh

Crouching tiger, hidden caricaturist? I enjoyed doing this. I felt the sketch went well and then i began blocking in and basically jamming with the colours. Used some artistic licesnce with the composition, ie, the pots etc.

Victoria Beckham

Just for fun

Jodie Foster

A quickie for Facebook comp. May get time to finish it some more. Kept things simple :-)

Morgan Freeman revised

I don't often go back to  a piece, but i did this time...

Morgan Freeman

Going back to a more painterly, basic style. Working on shapes, colours, expressions.

Personals

Can't help but think i need to do more of these rather than rushing out competition pieces. Enjoy!

I have overhauled my little studio to offer a much more professional product. I feel that i can now provide top quality prints for anyone wanting a private commission.

So if you are looking for something a little different for that gift solution maybe a caricature is for you?

Feel free to contact me for a speedy response and a can do attitude!

Commissions Relaunch

I have produced commissions over the years but i was never happy with the print finish spat out by my HP 1280. I was offering cd's with the art work on for my clients but i know people prefer a shiny paper caricature to hold on to.

So, now i will be purchasing a decent printer very soon and i hope i will get some more enquiries for private commissions. I feel more confident that my art is getting to an acceptable quality and i hope i will be able to say the same about the finish of the print.

Susan Sarandon

Another competition piece. Wanted to spend more time on it, but, alas, here she is.

Pfeiffer

For the Bookface comp on FB, tried keeping it simple :-)

Friends and stuff

Please listen to this :-)  A guy who makes his own music and is enjoying success too. Talented artists come in all different shapes and this one comes in a star shape.  http://soundcloud.com/cygnusx1

I have struggled to produce art i like consistently. Anyone have any good advice to overcome this hurdle? Appreciated if you do stop by on this blog to offer your thoughts.

Scott

David Letterman

So, trying so hard not to spread myself too thinly across the competition field, i zoned in on the Wittygraphy comp (bi-weekly). Hopefully this one looks like i took my time more :-)

Martti Ahtisaari

One for Witty :-)

I actually like this one

This was painted for Bookface. I got to grip with my brushes and enjoyed the titanic struggle with caricature and likeness.

MJ Fox

For Bookface comp, twas a struggle

P Stewart

Well, thought i would amuse myself with this one. Struggled a bit, but, it's posted now :-)

Darn these competions! Nichelle Nichols

My attempt for Witty. I love this woman , actress, character. Iconic, amazing. Enjoy..

Madsen Mad-dog

For Bookface, a challenge and a half. enjoyed it, though.Revised version above

Sharon Stone

A caricature for Caricaturama3000. My 1st attempt at the ol' babe...

Kanye

For bookface, brushes by  Wahl, Marc Simonetti

Bob Dylan

For Witty comp. I have yet to ever receive a vote for my art, so, i know it sucks. I keep trying, though, and with the help of Jeff Stahl and some Chris Wahl brushes, i may just stop overkiling my caricatures and give them some loving painterly daubs, etc :-)

Alicia for bookface

Yes, for another competition. It'ds healthy to compete, me thinks.

Bill Murray

Don't think i have attempted this style before, so, here goes. Hope he looks ok

Quick paint of Hayley Atwell

For the comp on Witty. Splashed this one down quick, who knows, someone may just like it? :-)

Nick Cave!

My version for that FB competiton

Reno

Continuing my quest for better, more exaggerated caricatures...:-)

Bardot

My attempt, chose a different photo ref to others. For Caricaturama comp.

Polished further, tweaked the eye....

Karl Malden for witty comp

My effort

J Goodman

Keep caricaturing to keep busy at the moment.

Tommy for Facebook comp

As Above, i chopped, changed, struggled, to come up with anything that looked different enough from all the other entries..

That Funky China Man, Bruce

An attempt at a kind of head torso caricature, The Dragon himself :-)

Jules from Pulp Fiction

Used a different technique here for the lights and darks. Got the idea From the I am Adam blog. All credit to him if this one looks ok.

Al Pacino

This was a difficult one due to the quality of the reference photo (very grainy and faded). I carried on regardless and did my best.

Charlie Watts

Still pushing the exaggeration and being a tad more patient...

Leonardo Dicaricatured

I tried real hard with this one, i really want to exaggerate more and paint better.

Glenn Close

Another one for 2011. this time for the Witty comp...

Neilsen

My 1st for 2011. Glad to see the back of last year and it feels good to start painting again!