George Ferguson

Got a commission to do a caricature of George Ferguson, Mayor of Bristol!

Birthday Present for a Young Salt!

A personalised caricature completed in pen ink and watercolour.

£150.00

Nick's partner Rhona asked me to do this caricature for his 60th birthday present. The design went through several permutations......

                                An initial sketch free of charge just to get a  feel for the likeness.

An advanced sketch with adjustments to the face and a proposed theme.

At this point we discussed the final price for the artwork.

A quick snapshot for Rhona of the work in progress - just to make sure everything was how she wanted it.

I had an idea which really cracked me up at this point - I penciled in his feet standing on the seabed. Rhona laughed a lot but we both agreed this was just a bit too silly!!

The work was completed at a relaxed pace over the course of 2 or three weeks so there was plenty of time to think things over and come up with just the right design.

Thanks Rhona!

Mmmmmm...

The other day I wasn't too busy with the caricatures so I did something experimental.

Mr Men caricatures at Intel Swindon

Geraldine from Intel in Swindon asked me to go along and draw caricatures of her team during lunch yesterday.
For a bit of extra fun she asked if I could draw everyone with various Mr Man character traits so using a bit of colour seemed appropriate.

With only a dozen or so people to get through and the novel brief, it was an unusual booking but we all had a pleasant and amusing couple of hours and everyone got a silly drawing to take away!

Olympic Themed Caricatures at the Lloyds offices in Bristol

I had a last minute request to draw Olympic themed caricatures at corporate event on Friday 27 July 2012 at the Lloyds offices in Bristol.

The requirements were slightly challenging as the organisers were looking for a caricaturist to draw a large volume of full bodied on the spot caricatures in various humorous sporting poses. In addition I had a cut off time as I had to get to another booking. I normally stick to head and shoulder drawings when volume is the priority and I did consider getting some paper printed up with a pre-drawn motif but I always feel this is a bit of a cop out and a bit boring!

With about one weeks notice I set to work practising sporting cartoon figures and in the event I actually managed to exceed the quota.

In four hours I did some 52 drawings, a number of which were actually doubles so I probably drew 55 to 60 likenesses. I felt I had risen to the occasion and judging by their feedback on freeindex the organisers were delighted!

The only fly in the ointment was when I managed to back into another car in the car park in my hurry to get to my next booking :-(

Live Caricature Fun at Ikea, Bristol

I had a midweek enggagement last Thursday to draw on the spot caricatures at the Ikea crayfish festival where I was providing family entertainment alongside a magician and an Abba tribute band.

Demonpen seen on Chanel 4

Catch a fleeting glimpse of the caricature ledgend Demonpen on telly!

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/four-in-a-bed/4od#3366509

Just in case you happen to be the guy who drew the caricatures that were hanging on the wall - or anyone else for that matter; those aren't mine!

I did actually draw all the contestants and quite a few of the film crew during the afternoon but I guess the show wasn't about my pics. Just check out my nice jacket!