Friday 16 December 2011

Peter Cushing

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

Wednesday 14 December 2011

Rihanna

A little festive paint

Tuesday 6 December 2011

Wednesday 30 November 2011

Wonderbabe

Had to do something whilst recovering....

Thursday 27 October 2011

Milla Jovovich fun

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

Tuesday 4 October 2011

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.

Tuesday 13 September 2011

Gary Oldman caricature

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

Tuesday 30 August 2011

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.

Tuesday 23 August 2011

Sunday 21 August 2011

Jodie Foster

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

Monday 1 August 2011

Morgan Freeman revised

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

Thursday 28 July 2011

Morgan Freeman

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

Monday 18 July 2011

Personals

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

Saturday 18 June 2011

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!


Saturday 11 June 2011

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.

Thursday 9 June 2011

Susan Sarandon

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

Sunday 22 May 2011

Pfeiffer

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

Sunday 15 May 2011

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

Wednesday 11 May 2011

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 :-)

Wednesday 27 April 2011

Martti Ahtisaari

One for Witty :-)

Tuesday 12 April 2011

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.

Monday 4 April 2011

MJ Fox

For Bookface comp, twas a struggle

Wednesday 30 March 2011

P Stewart

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

Monday 28 March 2011

Darn these competions! Nichelle Nichols

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

Sunday 27 March 2011

Madsen Mad-dog

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

Wednesday 23 March 2011

Sharon Stone

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

Tuesday 15 March 2011

Kanye

For bookface, brushes by  Wahl, Marc Simonetti

Saturday 12 March 2011

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 :-)

Tuesday 8 March 2011

Alicia for bookface

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

Saturday 5 March 2011

Bill Murray

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

Thursday 3 March 2011

Quick paint of Hayley Atwell

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

Saturday 26 February 2011

Nick Cave!

My version for that FB competiton

Thursday 24 February 2011

Reno

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

Thursday 17 February 2011

Bardot

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

Polished further, tweaked the eye....

Wednesday 9 February 2011

Karl Malden for witty comp

My effort

J Goodman

Keep caricaturing to keep busy at the moment.

Sunday 6 February 2011

Tommy for Facebook comp

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

Tuesday 1 February 2011

That Funky China Man, Bruce

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

Monday 31 January 2011

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.

Thursday 27 January 2011

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.

Monday 24 January 2011

Charlie Watts

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

Friday 21 January 2011

Leonardo Dicaricatured

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

Sunday 16 January 2011

Glenn Close

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

Tuesday 11 January 2011

Neilsen

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