Posted on November 20th, 2008 by webmaster Just a few parties I’ve been to recently imparting my unique brand of graphic humour! Hire me for YOUR party! Filed under: caricatures « How I work at parties, Xmas or otherwise! Read Full Story

HOW I WORK Parties I draw people within five minutes each on A4 paper in black ink plus grey marker for tone and some colour, such as red for lips. I usually include bodies and hobbies for each person, making it extra personal and keep-able. I can draw about 12 of these per hour. If volume of caricatures is a priority, I can just do heads and shoulders. Then the tally can go up to about 15 per hour. Bear in mind though, that this is an ENTERTAINMENT and the less stress I am under the better! ... Read Full Story

HOW I WORK Parties I draw people within five minutes each on A4 paper in black ink plus grey marker for tone and some colour, such as red for lips. I usually include bodies and hobbies for each person, making it extra personal and keep-able. I can draw about 12 of these per hour. If volume of caricatures is a priority, I can just do heads and shoulders. Then the tally can go up to about 15 per hour. Bear in mind though, that this is an ENTERTAINMENT and the less stress I am under the better!... Read Full Story

At the age of fifty-five, Norman Plummer had honed to a fine degree the art of failure. Plummer by name, but Cheam Station ticket clerk by occupation, Norman had failed to grow a completely joined-up moustache which resembled a blurred, follicular SOS in morse code above his thin upper lip. He had succeeded, however, in growing a luxuriant strand of hair on the left side of his head, just above the ear, for the sole purpose of combing over his shiny, bald scalp. The success of this deception,... Read Full Story

Two of the most celebrated singer/songwriter/poets of the 20th and 21st centuries are Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. While there are, of course, many other celebrated singer/songwriters who are not Jewish, it does seem, if one casts one’s mind back over the composers/songwriters roll call of the last century (Harold Arlen, Burt Bacharach, The Bernsteins, Sammy Cahn, Jerry Goldsmith, Lorenz Hart, Janis Ian, Jerome Kern, Carole King, Lalo Schifrin, Phil Spector, Mel Tormé, Kurt Weill, Amy W... Read Full Story

I’ve been really busy lately, hence the lack of posts. Here’s a photo record of my recent weeks! Read Full Story

I’ve been really busy lately, hence the lack of posts. Here’s a photo record of my recent weeks! Read Full Story

Yes, you should be hoping I break a leg: I’m part of a six man team of caricaturists auditioning for Channel 5’s quiz show Eggheads! We’re calling ourselves Strangely Drawn. No idea what the audition process consists of but will try to sparkle even in spite of the impending rhinovirus I sense is approaching. Read Full Story

Yes, you should be hoping I break a leg: I’m part of a six man team of caricaturists auditioning for Channel 5’s quiz show Eggheads! We’re calling ourselves Strangely Drawn. No idea what the audition process consists of but will try to sparkle even in spite of the impending rhinovirus I sense is approaching. Read Full Story

A man of many talents, modesty being one of them, I have finally decided to bow to public pressure and make commercial capital out of one of them. While many of my ‘blogs’ are throwaway splurges to assuage moments of boredom, I never fail to notice that I can, with concentration and sticking my tongue out the side of my mouth, write. Throughout childhood and at school, English was always equal to Art, with many of my creative essays achieving praise from a particularly stern and f... Read Full Story