Sketch Artist
[foogallery id=”1812″] OFTEN A Caricaturist is referred to as a ‘Sketch Artist’ because of the speed at which we work when drawing at live events. But many of us persist in pursuing ‘proper’ sketching in our spare time. It pays to keep practiced at observing and trying to accurately depict scenes with the correct proportions […]
World Cup 2018 – England through to quarter finals!
ALONG WITH THE whole nation, I was transfixed by the mind-bogglingly tense and stressful game between England and Colombia last night during World Cup 2018. Not only was I delighted by the result which should surely help build the national team’s confidence towards the game with Sweden but I was staggered by the unruly behaviour […]
Caricature pencil sketch of Howard Jacobson
HOW DID I come to draw this pencil sketch of Howard Jacobson? While the TV is on in the evenings, I am invariably scribbling in a sketchbook, particularly when the programme on show is on more for other family members rather than me. Often, I scan the news to see which characters are prominent but […]
Can a caricaturist be a portrait artist?
THE SKY ARTS Portrait Artist of the Year competition for 2018 is on our screens at the moment, for those of us who can watch Sky. As I don’t subscribe, I heard about this competition through a friend on Facebook and immediately set about preparing to enter. The deadline is tomorrow (Monday 19th March) and […]
A Caricaturist at an Exhibition
Caricaturist at Exhibition SOMETIMES IT’S GOOD to get away from the constant treadmill of cartoons and caricatures to soak up some fine art and to gain inspiration from the works of professional artists. So it was when fellow caricaturist Ian Parratt invited me to join him at the Tate Britain’s latest offering, All Too Human […]
