Scott Jones-McMahon Caricaturist

Travis and Sport

2012-01-24T13:41:00.000-08:00

Sometimes i fail at one subject and then an idea pops in my head and out pops something completely different to what i set out to do...

ELENA ANAYA

2012-01-21T05:09:00.001-08:00

For bookface,,,

Kate Bush

2012-01-17T04:30:00.000-08:00

Slightly caricatured, think i got the likeness :-)

Take my shoes off,
And (i will) throw them in the lake,
And I'll be
Two steps on the water.

Ricky

2012-01-11T12:04:00.000-08:00

Brush by Chris Wahl, advice by Jeff Stahl, Ricky by me

Peter Cushing

2011-12-16T05:29:00.001-08:00

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

Rihanna

2011-12-14T04:29:00.000-08:00

A little festive paint

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

2011-12-06T03:05:00.001-08:00

Wonderbabe

2011-11-30T07:14:00.001-08:00

Had to do something whilst recovering....

Losing my religion?

2011-11-28T07:49:00.000-08:00

So, you're not religious? Life is good?

I admire those that put others first. It's a difficult thing to do. I am always battling self pity, negative thoughts, and basic anger. Why me? Sounds familiar?

Today is a good day. Someone once scoffed when i told them i wasn't religious. They told me to repeat that statement once i had experienced some tragedy in my life. I have never attended a Sunday service and certainly never sang a hymn. I tell you something, though, i have prayed. When you pray for someone else you know things are not going so swimmingly well. As i get older i know i can't do "this" by myself.I certainly don't want others to have to get by alone either. Thanks to all those who have offered support to my family over the last few years and thanks to that light i pray to too.

Milla Jovovich fun

2011-10-27T13:46:00.000-07:00

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

Commission

2011-10-04T14:38:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-13T13:56:00.000-07:00

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

Michelle Yeoh

2011-08-30T14:14:00.000-07:00

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

2011-08-23T13:00:00.001-07:00

Just for fun

Jodie Foster

2011-08-21T02:15:00.000-07:00

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

Morgan Freeman revised

2011-08-01T13:41:00.000-07:00

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

Morgan Freeman

2011-07-28T14:07:00.000-07:00

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

Personals

2011-07-18T13:41:00.000-07:00

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

2011-06-18T07:57:00.000-07:00

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!

Love to Hate

2011-06-12T07:47:00.000-07:00

Ms Love, everybody hurts, sometimes...

Commissions Relaunch

2011-06-11T11:12:00.000-07:00

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

2011-06-09T11:46:00.001-07:00

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

Pfeiffer

2011-05-22T22:47:00.001-07:00

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

Friends and stuff

2011-05-15T06:41:00.000-07:00

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

2011-05-11T13:07:00.000-07:00

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

2011-04-27T14:40:00.000-07:00

One for Witty :-)

I actually like this one

2011-04-12T14:22:00.000-07:00

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

MJ Fox

2011-04-04T14:24:00.001-07:00

For Bookface comp, twas a struggle

P Stewart

2011-03-30T12:49:00.001-07:00

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

Darn these competions! Nichelle Nichols

2011-03-28T13:53:00.000-07:00

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

Madsen Mad-dog

2011-03-27T14:23:00.001-07:00

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

Sharon Stone

2011-03-23T15:20:00.000-07:00

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

Kanye

2011-03-15T16:37:00.001-07:00

For bookface, brushes by Wahl, Marc Simonetti

Bob Dylan

2011-03-12T03:39:00.000-08:00

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

2011-03-08T14:18:00.000-08:00

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

Bill Murray

2011-03-05T07:29:00.000-08:00

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

Quick paint of Hayley Atwell

2011-03-03T14:10:00.000-08:00

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

Nick Cave!

2011-02-26T09:14:00.001-08:00

My version for that FB competiton

Reno

2011-02-24T13:15:00.001-08:00

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

Bardot

2011-02-17T15:04:00.001-08:00

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

Polished further, tweaked the eye....

Karl Malden for witty comp

2011-02-09T13:25:00.001-08:00

My effort

J Goodman

2011-02-09T10:26:00.000-08:00

Keep caricaturing to keep busy at the moment.

Tommy for Facebook comp

2011-02-06T10:04:00.001-08:00

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

2011-02-01T05:46:00.000-08:00

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

Jules from Pulp Fiction

2011-01-31T06:46:00.000-08:00

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

2011-01-27T12:44:00.001-08:00

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

2011-01-24T13:08:00.000-08:00

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

Leonardo Dicaricatured

2011-01-21T08:12:00.000-08:00

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

Glenn Close

2011-01-16T03:29:00.001-08:00

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

Neilsen

2011-01-11T15:00:00.000-08:00

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

The Rock

2010-12-01T14:35:00.001-08:00

Ugh...missed the Witty deadline for the competion on this one...oh well :-)

Deniro

2010-11-20T02:02:00.000-08:00

Have tried to caricature him so many times and finally i am happy with this version. I always think that behind the menace is a twinkle in his eye.

Kiefer-no longer 24

2010-07-27T23:22:00.000-07:00

I hope it's him, i liked him in so many movies, Young Guns especially.

Ice-man cometh

2010-07-25T08:48:00.000-07:00

Top Gun. Mmm, i didn't get the fuss. Val has been in some good movies, though. Pineapple headed? Maybe. I'm thankful i got back into my caricatures again because i love it.

Neeson

2010-06-23T13:53:00.000-07:00

Ok, i approached this one with no palett, used the "overlay" method to colour my monochrome version, and caricatured the frikkin' ass off the guy. Hope you likey, ya?

NotanotherTrejo!!!

2010-06-01T15:12:00.000-07:00

I know he has been done and from the same ref photo many times over. I wated to finish this anyway. so, here he is...

Hurley-Burly

2010-05-28T07:26:00.000-07:00

I had to do a Lost caricature. Isn't locke, I'm afraid, but maybe still topical???

Bono-Oh!No!

2010-05-24T14:53:00.000-07:00

I struggled with colouring this one. Maybe i always struggle? Well, i hope my hard work paid off. I stopped at maybe over polishing this one. Just dont get the time to over-kill anymore....

Collateral damage

2010-05-11T14:09:00.000-07:00

I love michael Mann films and this guy was excellent in this movie, Collateral. Hope i captured him.

Jack

2010-04-26T13:51:00.001-07:00

I finished this, wanted it to remain sketchy and dark. Different for me, i know, one must dabble-you know??

William H Macy

2010-04-13T23:42:00.000-07:00

A great actor with a great face. Hope i did him some justice. Have been working on my sketching lately and hope this is now showing in my art work. I love caricatures and i am always looking to improve.

Sean Bean

2010-03-24T06:26:00.000-07:00

Well, i'm booked in to see a specialist regarding my bad back, been full to the rafters with pills and advice, and have painted quickly and to the point to somehow keep positive and healthy in the mind as well as body.

Trump and the Bullfrog

2010-03-19T09:29:00.000-07:00

Two new ones that i put a lot into, one took1.5 hours, the other 3. Enjoyed painting them, though. I like them :-)

OOOh, forgot Merkel....

Ooh, and Bode..

Recent works

2010-03-16T07:14:00.000-07:00

Some experiments, some misses, some hits? Mmmm, i do try...

Being Featured

2010-03-13T03:50:00.001-08:00

I hope that i can reach the standards of some of the blogs i follow one day. It's great to see these artists featured on other peoples blogs, especially seing their recent posts featured on a sidebar. I hope to gain more viewers to my caricatures and art and hopefully i can find time to comment on other peoples blogs more.

I hate rushing work just to be able to post it, i feel i sometimes get post hungry and rush work to get feedback and this is very wrong for my caricatures.

I'm getting quicker with my workflow and finding my feet with my style, etc. It's great to have followers to my blog and i really appreciate it, really.

Scott

Penn by Pixels

2010-03-11T15:30:00.001-08:00

Something i did whilst suffering a bad back, i jst cannot work well when in pain but i think this turned out ok...

Dunst

2010-02-18T14:02:00.000-08:00

Inspired by the Avalanche blog, i decided to relax, add some sharp lighting, and tackle a subject i have struggled with before. Here she is. 2 hours in Photoshop and i feel really pleased with the end result. My newly designed brushes worked out well too me thinks

Bonham-Carter Chick

2010-02-16T23:47:00.000-08:00

Different style...

Julia Roberts caricature

2010-02-15T15:16:00.001-08:00

Here is my version....

Vince Vaughn's caricature by me

2010-02-13T07:46:00.001-08:00

Have tried this fellow before with frustrating results but it occured to me that he had an interesting profile, so, here he is.

Omar Epps

2010-02-08T23:29:00.000-08:00

A caricature of Omar Epps. I managed to film the process with this one and hope to post the results soon.

Oprah

2010-02-06T09:42:00.000-08:00

An experiment with the dreaded softer brushes. I was also screen capturing the whole process whilst painting this piece but the final stage crashed. Oh poo! Never mind, i will try to film the next caricature and see what happens.

Well this caricature is from a glam picture of Oprah, i mean, she isn't bad looking and i really didn't want to portray her as a really wide faced creature like some of the caricatures i have seen of her. So... here she is :-)

Bale

2010-02-01T14:40:00.001-08:00

A painting of the latest Batman actor.

Facebook | Scott Jones-mcmahon

2010-01-31T01:58:00.000-08:00

Facebook Scott Jones-mcmahon

Snoop Dogg

2010-01-30T05:23:00.000-08:00

This was a quickie by my standards and i pushed the exaggeration more. I think i'm getting better at this.

Adrien Brodie

2010-01-26T13:01:00.000-08:00

I really enjoyed doing this one. Felt a bit deflated lately but this lifted me.

Susan Boyle

2010-01-24T03:53:00.001-08:00

Susan Boyle, voice of an angel, face of a normal person that hasn't undergone air brushing and plastic surgery. Why do people have to close their eyes to like her voice?

Kanye

2010-01-18T23:26:00.000-08:00

Another caricature of another singer. Trying to work real hard now at painting better.

Chubby Faced Rapper

2009-11-28T01:17:00.000-08:00

Been really busy lately with the home life but still mangaed to squirt out a caricature. I like the way these dudes have lotsa attitude and presence. So cooooooool......

50 Cent painting

2009-11-09T23:21:00.000-08:00

Took a while to do this. Detailed this one more too. hope you like him.

Other artists and the Seiler effect.

2009-10-21T07:45:00.000-07:00

It's great that there are so many friendly guys and gals out there who not only share their art via Blog posts, etc, but also offer advice and tutorials. I keep thumbing through Jason Seiler's 2008-2009 book amazed that you can't tell the "digi" caricatures from the traditionallly painted ones. I keep referring to his tutorial within the book and i now have a more defined and refined work flow regarding my own art.

I have also learnt about other artists out there and have come to realise that Mr Seiler must have been put on this earth by some God-like being to spread the good word of the Art-Lord. He is to me an un-paid teacher who helps in more ways that he realises and i am amongst so many greatful students.

If i have failed to add anyone on my Blog-List of great artists please hit me up and say hi :-)

House...

2009-10-18T01:22:00.000-07:00

Yet another House caricature. I tried to get a good likeness as opposed to others i have seen. Nico Di Mattias' is the best i have seen for likeness and didn't rely on any props.

I also followed Jason Seilers' tutorial from his excellent book to sculpt my caricature more. Hopefully the more i paint the better i will get with his guidence.

Jack Black

2009-10-12T10:42:00.001-07:00

Eeughhhhhh, so, trying to paint a bit more and sketch a bit more, and.....caricature a bit more. I'm struggling to hit the mark but i'm gonna keep at it :-)

My art...

2009-09-26T04:56:00.000-07:00

I'm taking a little time to reflect. Look at my work flow, review my goals, work on my techniques. It's funny how you can dabble in different brushes, apps, and textures, still ending up reverting to basics and finding that simplicity speaks volumes. I have learnt that suggesting detail is better than painstakingly brushing in every minute speck you might think should be there in a painting.

It's important to be honest with your self regarding how you rate your art. Should you rate yourself? I rate myself in how i reach my goals. I think of myself as always improving and the route i took in making those improvements. There are no shortcuts. I will hopefully post some work on here after an important event in my art's life which will take place soon , i hope.

ThunderBOLt light foot

2009-09-13T12:38:00.000-07:00

He's fast....

Duffy (not Patric)

2009-08-26T13:04:00.000-07:00

My version of duffy, a quickie in Photoshop

Beckham

2009-08-25T13:53:00.000-07:00

The footballer one should always paint?

Hilary swank

2009-08-25T13:51:00.000-07:00

A quickie for me-maybe it shows. Still, more loose and carefree spells happy painter :-)

Katie Price

2009-08-20T11:42:00.000-07:00

I mean, how could she???

Rooney

2009-08-19T14:28:00.001-07:00

Is it him?

Owen Wilson

2009-07-30T12:08:00.001-07:00

Just had to do him.

Stiller

2009-07-25T09:35:00.001-07:00

My bash at Ben stiller

Go here....

2009-07-20T22:55:00.000-07:00

If you are serious about caricature, admire the best, appreciate brush strokes, etc, etc, then go here: http://www.jasonseilerdepot.blogspot.com/

The guy rocks.

MJ

2009-07-19T02:29:00.000-07:00

For a competition on Wittygraphy. It won't win but it was worth a bash...

2009-06-23T13:49:00.000-07:00

A quickie of Simon Cowell

2009-06-17T10:11:00.000-07:00

Salma as i like her, here with her ya-yas oot,

Fantastic Quartet

2009-06-10T14:02:00.001-07:00

Ok, Ya?

Beatles

2009-06-10T11:15:00.000-07:00

The fab four...

If i were a boy....

2009-05-10T01:10:00.001-07:00

If i were a boy i would really dig her......

Spidepoos

2009-05-02T08:12:00.000-07:00

Tried again to capture the geeky lil' fellow....