Sketch O’The Week
December 19th, 2007 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Massachusetts senator and easy caricature target Teddy Kennedy. Drawing this guy is like shooting fish in a barrel. I’ve been doing a lot of political studies in the sketchbook recently because election years are always big for caricature illustrators. Art directors love caricatures of politicians, and there is no shortage of news stories, features and editorial pieces on politicians in the 15 months or so leading up to a major election. READ MORE
December 12th, 2007 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Singer, songwriter and absolute train wreck Amy Winehouse. This woman makes Courtney Love look like Miley Cyrus. Self destructive behavior seems like a prerequisite for rock stars. Lyrics to her hit song: “They tried to make me go to rehab, I said NO, NO, NO.” Better rethink that one, Amy. I would have done more with her hair if I’d had more room and more time. READ MORE
December 5th, 2007 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
A quick study of Buffy herself, Sarah Michelle Gellar. This sketch was actually done some time ago, from a picture dated when the series was big. READ MORE
November 28th, 2007 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
The silicon enhanced, calorically challenged former Posh Spice Victoria Beckham. This is a study where the body and posture are central to the caricature. READ MORE
November 21st, 2007 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
I did this quick ink sketch yesterday as part of a header graphic for a column I’m kind of doing in a new cartoonist’s magazine called Stay Tooned!, published by John Read. I say “kind of doing” because John will be picking and choosing some of my Sunday Mailbag questions and answers for the column, and I will edit and possibly expand them for his magazine. John describes it as a “paean to the practitioners of cartooning”. I envision it as having shades of Hogan’s Alley and Cartoonist’s Profile, except his standards for contributors must be exceptionally low if I’m involved. Still, R.C. Harvey will… READ MORE
November 14th, 2007 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
A tiny sketch of Ugly Betty star Michael Urie. I had to write his name next to him so I remembered it. The Lovely Anna likes this show… I don’t get it myself. This sketch is only about 3 inches tall in the sketchbook. READ MORE
November 7th, 2007 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
This week’s sketch is of bizarre film maker David Lynch. His “Blue Velvet” is still one of the weirdest films I’ve ever seen. The other day I caught a portion of his 1984 version of “Dune“. I’d forgotten how visually stunning that movie was… and how terrible the rest was. It does have it’s moments, but overall it was not a good adaption. READ MORE
October 30th, 2007 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
This week’s sketch is Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey. I started it too close to the binder of the sketchbook and so it hangs into the spiral. I was working on it at Valleyfair the other day and some lady yelled at me for making his nose look like that. I thought I was being nice. READ MORE
