The caricaturist and cartoonist in London – what's it all about?

BORN IN LONDON with a pencil in my hand, I started drawing cartoons and caricatures from an early age. After spending school and college years drawing caricatures and cartoons of teachers and fellow students (as well as writing) I tried my hand at full time employment in various publishing houses in London, including Marvel Comics.

Unfortunately, as I merely wanted to be a caricaturist, cartoonist and writer working on my own projects, I quickly departed company with the concept of 'working for someone else'.

So, when the Australasian Express newspaper saw the error their ways and politely asked me to leave I set up in the spare bedroom at home and started accumulating a portfolio of caricatures and cartoons. This portfolio travelled all over London (with me) impressing several art editors and design companies enough to start giving me commissions.

My cartoons and caricatures started appearing in magazines, newspapers, advertising campaigns and various below-the-line leaflets and newsletters. Amongst these were The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph, The Week, News of the World, Girl About Town, General Practitioner, MidWeek, Life, European Rubber Journal (not as interesting as it sounds) and many others.

Although I kept up the practice of graphic design by producing several in house newspapers and magazines for cients as diverse as Abbey National, Pickfords Travel and Rolls-Royce, cartooning and writing were my first loves. The magazine work faded away, helped by the increased ubiquity of Apple Mac equipment in company publicity departments. And so now I am a full time cartoonist and caricaturist working from home in London.

By the early 90s, I was frequently being asked if I could draw caricatures at company parties and weddings. This was an unexpected, enjoyable and rewarding adjunct to my usual caricaturing services so it was embraced with great enthusiasm.

So, here I am today, the Caricaturist in London, offering caricatures at parties, weddings and events as a unique entertainment and caricatures drawn from photos as gifts.

Please peruse the site at your leisure, or, if you're in a hurry, simply ASK ME A QUESTION!