Sketch O’The Week
April 6th, 2022 | Posted in Classic Rock Sketch Series
I’ve done a few caricatures of Prince but I haven’t drawn him in his 80’s “Purple Rain” era look since, well, the 80’s. I was reminded of the time I “sort of” met him the other night and that inspired me to make him this week’s subject and to tell that story. Everyone who has lived in the Twin Cities long enough probably has a Prince story. He wasn’t exactly a hermit but you probably would not run into him at Wal-Mart, either. Still, if you frequented any clubs with live music you’d have a good chance of spotting him every once and awhile. Back in the… READ MORE
March 23rd, 2022 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
This week’s subject is Carl Switzer AKA “Alfalfa” from the classic Hal Roach “Our Gang” (later known as “The Little Rascals”) shorts. While the series stretched from the early 1920’s to the mid 1940’s, with the kid actors obviously aging out and being replaced constantly, the era most people are familiar with was the late 1930’s, when Alfalfa, Spanky, Darla, Buckwheat, and Porky were prominent characters. These shorts were syndicated on TV when I was a kid in in the 70’s, and I watched them often after school. Switzer’s Alfalfa was probably the most popular of the characters to come out of the series, although several actors… READ MORE
March 16th, 2022 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Good morning Captain! This week’s sketch subject is Bob Keeshan better known as Captain Kangaroo! When I was a little kid in the late 60’s/early 70’s there were four kids TV programs I never missed. Sesame Street, The Electric Company, Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood and Captain Kangaroo. Of that batch, Captain Kangaroo had a certain unpredictability and oddball charm the others didn’t have. It wasn’t as structured as the others, was a bit more “slapstick”, and had a tendency to make me laugh more. Anyway the Captain has a special place in my heart, as he does for many people of a certain age. Those of you who understand… READ MORE
March 9th, 2022 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
I debated which era of Tommy Lee Jones I should draw him from and I chose a little older version, from about the later “Men in Black” and “No Country for Old Men” film period. His face developed a lot of character when it was older, and the sort of dour, weary expression is what I wanted to play with. He’s a bit of a caricature “gimme” since he has so much to work with. READ MORE
March 2nd, 2022 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
There’s something in the air tonight with our Sketch o’the Week! I did this one of drummer, singer, songwriter, former Genesis frontman and 80’s solo artist superstar Phil Collins right here in my Su-Sus-Studio! I didn’t know this but fellow caricaturist and pal Steve Hearn told me that the well known British cartoonist Clive Collins is Phil’s older brother! READ MORE
February 23rd, 2022 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Sometimes you eat the sketch… and, wal, sometimes the sketch eats you. This week’s sketch subject is the eternally cool Sam Elliott. This original sketch is not available for sale because one of the subscribers from my newsletter “The Ink Stained Wretch” already bought it. That’s because subscribers see these sketches about two week before the rest of the interwebs do. That’s what you should subscribe to my free newsletter! This sketch would have really tied the room together! READ MORE
February 16th, 2022 | Posted in General
I don’t want my weekly sketches to become a “this famous person just died” exercise, but people that had some importance to me keep croaking. Just a few weeks ago we lost actor Howard Hesseman, who was most famous for his role as veteran radio DJ “Dr. Johnny Fever” in the classic sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati”. WKRP was one of my favorite TV comedies back in the day. It only lasted four seasons, but what a four seasons it was. Brilliant writing and some of the best characters and casting in TV history. Hesseman was one of the best parts of the show. I had to… READ MORE
February 9th, 2022 | Posted in Classic Rock Sketch Series
This week’s subject is recently deceased rock star Michael Lee Aday AKA Meat Loaf. Meat Loaf wasn’t just known for his music and acting… he’ll also go down in history for recording one of the longest and most overperformed karaoke songs of all time, “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”! Speaking of that song, I didn’t know until recently that the famous live video performance that was so ubiquitous on MTV back when MTV actually played music videos did not feature the woman who dueted with Meat Loaf on that song on the album “Bat Out of Hell”. That original performer was Ellen Foley. Foley was unable to tour… READ MORE
