Tonight is the season finale of Saturday Night Live, and longtime (and departing) castmember Bobby Moynihan commissioned me to do this group illustration of the cast as well as a few of the guest highlights from this year. Congrats on a stellar season… we are big fans in the Richmond household! READ MORE
I’m currently in China with a few fellow cartoonists where we will be lecturing and participating in a China-U.S. Cartooning cultural exchange at the Jilin Animation Institute in Changchun. Jilin Province. Actually right now I am in Beijing seeing some sights. I will be at JAI all next week. I doubt I’ll be blogging much while I am here, but expect a full report on my return. READ MORE
Monday MADness… Tuesday edition. For a brief time in 2002 I was MAD‘s go-to artist for the parodies of all films starring both Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson! That was a short lived specialty, but I did get to do the art for MAD‘s spoof of “The Royal Tenebaums” (MAD 417, May 2002) and this film, “Behind Enemy Lines”. Or as MAD called it in #415, March 2002: READ MORE
This is what happens when you slack off for a day just because you happened to have been born on that date 51 years ago…. READ MORE
I have a handful of my “Special Edition” versions of my Dracula and Doctor Who prints left taking up space in my flat files, so I am pricing them to sell at more than 50% off. The Special Editions are a signed and numbered print AND the original black and white inked artwork of one of the caricatures from the print. I have three “Doctor Who” SE’s still available: Peter Davison Colin Baker Paul McGann And two of the “Dracula” SE’s: Louis Jourdan Christian Camargo Get them while you can. Formerly $125 now only $60! READ MORE
I taught my third caricature workshop conducted here in Minnesota this past weekend. We had a great group of artists ranging from seasoned pros to relative newbies and had a terrific time. Thanks to all who participated! Above is the group caricature I did for the workshop T-Shirt. I have another Minnesota workshop this weekend, then then three this summer in Pittsburgh, Munich and Long Island City NY. Munich and Pittsburgh are sold out but there are still spaces available for the June 9-11th workshop in Pittsburgh. Sign up while you still can… it’s getting close! READ MORE
Q: Did you have a mentor? Where you a mentor? A: I guess that depends on your definition of “mentor”. To me, that means someone who has actively helped teach you and guide you in your career and goals, as opposed to just being an inspiration with their own work and career. The latter are more “influences” than mentors. I have been lucky to have had (and have) a few people in my life that I would say fit the mentor mold. The first would have to be Steve Fasen and his brother Gary, who gave me my first job in art as a caricaturist… READ MORE
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