tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90884438419059101022024-03-14T06:31:59.268-07:00NotownA visual scratching post at the far edge of town. Results may vary.mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-75510844982293092092012-06-21T07:07:00.000-07:002012-06-21T07:07:54.109-07:00Julian...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-4359858061369505582012-06-15T09:29:00.001-07:002012-06-15T09:29:37.474-07:00Live caricature adventures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WvlWHiulTZ2ZyILXpUBU_xtjFuqFs_YO_NEPrWVXthVasSPcOOqzJyW6HEVCEF60qitwPChyP6I1SBjuOBigceE6EIas4M_0fITq3m6ejx65IHs42LGGI_1aNQ6N_qfaL2Od0eqBdrM/s1600/IMG_0603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WvlWHiulTZ2ZyILXpUBU_xtjFuqFs_YO_NEPrWVXthVasSPcOOqzJyW6HEVCEF60qitwPChyP6I1SBjuOBigceE6EIas4M_0fITq3m6ejx65IHs42LGGI_1aNQ6N_qfaL2Od0eqBdrM/s320/IMG_0603.JPG" width="238" /></a>I have wanted to do some live caricaturing for a while now but where to start? So I get this call from a friend inviting me to Number 10 to do some drawing at Dave Camerons jubilee street party. Well that would be a good place to start for sure. I would be caricaturing kids - which would be a challenge as I had never even caricatured a kid before. Hmmm some hasty research and practice on the kids at home and their friends and we're off to Downing Street. Went really well, the kids - mostly cubs and scouts - were great fun and were clearly loving being drawn. Pulled off about a dozen sketches most of which I was happy with but unfortunately I have no record whatsoever! A steep learning curve if ever there was one but a fantastic day. domrichardsillustration on facebook for more pics</div>mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-22345118199209669472012-04-19T04:04:00.002-07:002012-04-19T04:12:48.652-07:00Asssssssad...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qU48UZsPT42zZiXnjSyKXI2iuUvwcTk7EQOiFCxQuZg6GOd1Dh0askB0UE1rLgA1-yXYdoBcQ_mA-fqJhJ9oS9I8clBObHflsyQIkm8aWPBUTAqwrcYndz4y4eMzuJ3X9pAixa6fTio/s1600/assad+cartoon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qU48UZsPT42zZiXnjSyKXI2iuUvwcTk7EQOiFCxQuZg6GOd1Dh0askB0UE1rLgA1-yXYdoBcQ_mA-fqJhJ9oS9I8clBObHflsyQIkm8aWPBUTAqwrcYndz4y4eMzuJ3X9pAixa6fTio/s320/assad+cartoon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733066630820116962" /></a>...the snake still in control in Syria. Working on my editorial cartoons right now. Digital colour seems to work best for me. Only took one shot at the caricature - could do better but I want to keep the timescale down. I had to google 'lying body' for research and it came up with a pic of Nick Clegg. Funny.mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-71755645390919769072012-04-12T07:24:00.002-07:002012-04-12T07:34:54.431-07:00Fred...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93VmdbPInxX_OqinHFya_qkA2pm5jLc5NWysYvybi7SAAoe61c1qJZU1ZNrNY-PUrsFWQvGfjTputhVyvMb0IyytBVrTKOb1CY5d7gFMToXqKJUjdaxtuHPFNshvbnTlTWFDOp4Q4_Rc/s1600/fred+3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93VmdbPInxX_OqinHFya_qkA2pm5jLc5NWysYvybi7SAAoe61c1qJZU1ZNrNY-PUrsFWQvGfjTputhVyvMb0IyytBVrTKOb1CY5d7gFMToXqKJUjdaxtuHPFNshvbnTlTWFDOp4Q4_Rc/s320/fred+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730520400875334658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhNhOaR3M6qYerbPP1i0zbfKhN_CbuaRelSG4IeqlOoRFdUWPV0YK2Kdl5wagE4VlNGG5g3ooEAtjBeU_NDJhDfepQ8FMygPb19QWCHWQSGg7sojr_puW_k_jX0G0fqV9xzNbZ-vNJLw/s1600/fred+the+shred.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhNhOaR3M6qYerbPP1i0zbfKhN_CbuaRelSG4IeqlOoRFdUWPV0YK2Kdl5wagE4VlNGG5g3ooEAtjBeU_NDJhDfepQ8FMygPb19QWCHWQSGg7sojr_puW_k_jX0G0fqV9xzNbZ-vNJLw/s320/fred+the+shred.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730520265459397474" /></a>...the Shred. Didn't blog this a few weeks ago when it appeared in Private Eye. They have been keeping a keen eye on Fred Goodwin, the disgraced former CEO of RBS. Submitted both versions, the second being a digital manipulation of the first. You have got to love photoshop. The devil is in the details - the shirt that's too big for his pencil neck, the stiff hair, the pursed lip. Second version wins no question.mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-42297016809663280722012-04-04T08:36:00.002-07:002012-04-04T08:45:59.333-07:00Rotten...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUey9rYgXsZUK3QVzJAPbuP_urtPcQBwbOXLS-toHlcGiS6Hy85KKFX3MWqUeNOlEjJ2RM2L5ulHr2yEVRwkZhdOTNILpCx-aYwvdldYgnEnmfPbNDvre9n5xLLZY72aihENpfhcLRMls/s1600/foxconnfinal.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUey9rYgXsZUK3QVzJAPbuP_urtPcQBwbOXLS-toHlcGiS6Hy85KKFX3MWqUeNOlEjJ2RM2L5ulHr2yEVRwkZhdOTNILpCx-aYwvdldYgnEnmfPbNDvre9n5xLLZY72aihENpfhcLRMls/s320/foxconnfinal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727570290084863490" /></a>...apple? Managed to get another cartoon in Private Eye (1311) which is all good. Tho why they didn't put it in last issue to coincide with the launch of the Ipad 3 i have no idea! For those unaware the Foxconn factories (build for apple etc) do actually have nets to prevent overstressed workers from throwing themselves off. I know unbelievable huh - google it. Doesn't stop me wanting a nice shiny ipad - but i'd be happy to pay the extra - wouldn't you?mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-58307961570145421102012-02-20T08:37:00.002-08:002012-02-20T08:40:56.427-08:00dead......parrots come to mind. Andrew Lansley again. On more familiar territory with this style<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88B9BbKf93ksf09WTi8ni-U1Qd5Gf3pgkxGu-7pbrCOaK82PDMbFkfqM54E64cPnzLlLT92WaU30dCcLoWu-dAFzKvSLimpZLfDemyvlnpS72XRuPvtPFjnQUhYuHBw5v6Np7NOQwa9A/s1600/lansley2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88B9BbKf93ksf09WTi8ni-U1Qd5Gf3pgkxGu-7pbrCOaK82PDMbFkfqM54E64cPnzLlLT92WaU30dCcLoWu-dAFzKvSLimpZLfDemyvlnpS72XRuPvtPFjnQUhYuHBw5v6Np7NOQwa9A/s320/lansley2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711257993672296114" border="0" /></a>. He is just testing how sick he is. Or looking for a heart, not sure. I am sure he will tell us when he is ready.mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-65803358966941998652012-02-01T04:02:00.000-08:002012-02-01T04:08:37.697-08:00Adventures...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspZEfKSw7PaskaWZpcBypWWG_axGQRLDJ8LTmeL10C1MZx-sjsKClFT1axt6tWhzRGmP2ITZurPYCaVBHetP8kjDvNeo42fXwsv_yF57PobiCimAy_Yfb2mWLX4mBLouv_8QAwAX4zEs/s1600/lansley.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspZEfKSw7PaskaWZpcBypWWG_axGQRLDJ8LTmeL10C1MZx-sjsKClFT1axt6tWhzRGmP2ITZurPYCaVBHetP8kjDvNeo42fXwsv_yF57PobiCimAy_Yfb2mWLX4mBLouv_8QAwAX4zEs/s320/lansley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704137902818047106" border="0" /></a><br />...in colour. One of my infrequent attempts to do a proper colour editorial cartoon. Andrew Lansley the hapless Secretary of State for Health blunders around trying to modernise the NHS. No one understands what he is trying to achieve. Another one who won't last the whole parliament.mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-87911724810241631952012-01-25T13:08:00.000-08:002012-01-25T13:14:08.477-08:00School......ain't what it used to be. What with proposed anger management classes. *sigh*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsh7SeJD0p2JjBpk6iyRv-2u7mmMUl8nMpzVxbmf5K8FklNrqpguSMz7bvCI6vvG95FG0vQKD6Lqa16iHyV7nFHyREb5IkoTzRT159xtmrCe8PwRgI2W_8DaEYxq_1wc_m2JOX4PgJ9I/s1600/anger.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsh7SeJD0p2JjBpk6iyRv-2u7mmMUl8nMpzVxbmf5K8FklNrqpguSMz7bvCI6vvG95FG0vQKD6Lqa16iHyV7nFHyREb5IkoTzRT159xtmrCe8PwRgI2W_8DaEYxq_1wc_m2JOX4PgJ9I/s320/anger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701679754063051282" border="0" /></a>mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-74244010647689456772012-01-24T14:30:00.000-08:002012-01-24T14:37:08.485-08:00Money, money....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJPvrVWXGVT6ReePXsLDa1NJJpr8LZ0LE-Yc26Bstr0hZWzFPFNB56fh0ysK2DINbvIlTCnS3scfwJ9fHgsSOGg0PQw841flTxnfY7SbTuwKYNZwQTG2TDgJ6qU_KIuYbSD4bmoWvIv8/s1600/blair+moneyx.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJPvrVWXGVT6ReePXsLDa1NJJpr8LZ0LE-Yc26Bstr0hZWzFPFNB56fh0ysK2DINbvIlTCnS3scfwJ9fHgsSOGg0PQw841flTxnfY7SbTuwKYNZwQTG2TDgJ6qU_KIuYbSD4bmoWvIv8/s320/blair+moneyx.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701329599566815186" border="0" /></a><br />...money. Inspired by the recent news that Tony Blair trousered an ENORMOUS amount of money last year. True to his socialist ideals he spent most of his time abroad for tax purposes and routed his wealth through a byzantine collection of companies to ensure that no one can really add it all up. I tried to capture his piggy eyed excitement at all that cash flowing in. Got a bit distracted by doing an animated gif of the same image.mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-26472363653438787742012-01-17T08:13:00.000-08:002012-01-17T08:21:58.712-08:00Ed...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWR7J6CztfrQWFwvKmVknyFi5yh6g-m5aEBjqCmL0nUPEkbYrXxOyRdNDxOU-DZYksIP2KjyAnVIFt6cmd2qaCUFrYb2M70bLn4pPmcA04tDqEXhO44xaLKQtk9inw-90Yx036FV_GSC4/s1600/miliband.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWR7J6CztfrQWFwvKmVknyFi5yh6g-m5aEBjqCmL0nUPEkbYrXxOyRdNDxOU-DZYksIP2KjyAnVIFt6cmd2qaCUFrYb2M70bLn4pPmcA04tDqEXhO44xaLKQtk9inw-90Yx036FV_GSC4/s320/miliband.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698636936687333778" border="0" /></a><br />...with the weird looking head. Much has been made of his looks recently - can't say it bothers me that much, all politicians look weird if you stare at them looking far enough. He is only one of many in parliament to have been hit with the ugly stick. His real problem is he has nothing substantive to say. I can't think of one thing he stands for or anything he has said. So he is becoming the whipping boy of the opposition, amd the 'ditch Ed' campaign gathers pace. But who on earth are they going to replace him with?mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-78381563569809425752012-01-10T09:40:00.001-08:002012-01-10T09:46:57.264-08:00CondoleezaFour years ago she might have been topical but she seems to have slipped into obscurity since then. Just fancied having a go at her as I have seen her caricatured a few times<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOg3WcxMWYlAoPpQpOrfGaJEUSwAd2AlMIeT8MmBnIXGktSPOFljclO544o5Yt6oNnoPIQlhmy5yAKVsMQpDiwVlzETfL2AmaCn-IoHpkuuRBeJUtMwOVFUoPm2SmmBY_if2MC6vqoBI/s1600/condiiiz2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOg3WcxMWYlAoPpQpOrfGaJEUSwAd2AlMIeT8MmBnIXGktSPOFljclO544o5Yt6oNnoPIQlhmy5yAKVsMQpDiwVlzETfL2AmaCn-IoHpkuuRBeJUtMwOVFUoPm2SmmBY_if2MC6vqoBI/s320/condiiiz2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696059794780893218" border="0" /></a> an not particularly well. Such a high forehead - holding a large brain apparently - slicked hair, big teeth. Quite a lot to work with really. Only did this a couple of weeks ago but can already see room for improvement, but I don't like to revisit things. The next one will always be better (in theory)mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-15085828273952622672011-12-06T04:41:00.000-08:002011-12-06T04:46:55.365-08:00What a lovely day...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6uGsfHGu7-bdNp3WHnTa4Hhx7qkhGUBDS1nkKjn91qX1nbwFV0bv07qfumgrAHShvKh_mY10ovYOYR8IKqakM3eZQuXkGQvIpMd7rx1iPZTTERBZwPlEOF05vK8oVmZUb4K_oMzV9hI/s1600/Eric+Pickles+caricature.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6uGsfHGu7-bdNp3WHnTa4Hhx7qkhGUBDS1nkKjn91qX1nbwFV0bv07qfumgrAHShvKh_mY10ovYOYR8IKqakM3eZQuXkGQvIpMd7rx1iPZTTERBZwPlEOF05vK8oVmZUb4K_oMzV9hI/s320/Eric+Pickles+caricature.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682994853575207410" border="0" /></a><br />... to share a pie with Eric Pickles. <span class="st">The fat headed conservative MP for Brentwood and Ongar was just sitting on a wall minding his own business when he fell victim to a drive by caricaturing.<br /></span>mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-64769327744316055152011-11-19T11:00:00.000-08:002011-11-19T11:06:05.076-08:00Chicken...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aFrmJauat4djMahsok9M5KyIZr1PQ88NFg8HRpZ4j3cSfQl2mfUnTKyjNUETMrez1atlHCH0PwnB_-9BJhexvSKgmRWmf88IENRYOEJ8wiPDW6MiibclTYrdtSVkltcORwuXx-MXOug/s1600/mervyn+licken.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aFrmJauat4djMahsok9M5KyIZr1PQ88NFg8HRpZ4j3cSfQl2mfUnTKyjNUETMrez1atlHCH0PwnB_-9BJhexvSKgmRWmf88IENRYOEJ8wiPDW6MiibclTYrdtSVkltcORwuXx-MXOug/s320/mervyn+licken.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676783839637901634" border="0" /></a><br />...Licken. 'Britains favourite satire magazine' asked me if I could put a caricature of Mervyn King onto a chickens body. I think it is to illustrate a nursery rhyme in the forthcoming issue - I am sure it will make more sense when I see it in print.mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-10684339747633692462011-11-09T14:10:00.000-08:002011-11-09T14:17:01.541-08:00Like Father......Like son. James Murdoch will be making his 2nd appearance at the select committee next week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFXTNvlVUoQ5dj0Eyok_XPiIsB6J8yDOIeBgiURNc5JvRFOx1fgyCz8ANYJIWJT1tbPIatsrvOg0bG2RjWKv23dFpLf-lSTh9CRGK4KjVTwnIntpfMD7GOhdyGrpWnO52dmN2cR9qDMs/s1600/James+Murdoch.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFXTNvlVUoQ5dj0Eyok_XPiIsB6J8yDOIeBgiURNc5JvRFOx1fgyCz8ANYJIWJT1tbPIatsrvOg0bG2RjWKv23dFpLf-lSTh9CRGK4KjVTwnIntpfMD7GOhdyGrpWnO52dmN2cR9qDMs/s320/James+Murdoch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673122223881221442" border="0" /></a> no doubt to make a further "Who me Guv?" soliloquay to the assembled suits. Of course he doesn't know nuffin just like his Dad. Good timing for him as his appearance may well be over shadowed newswise by the Euro armageddon raging around our ears.mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-7849112648750205962011-11-07T07:29:00.000-08:002011-11-07T07:41:12.863-08:00Greek.......Roulette. When Papandreou was pledging a referendum a couple of days back this made perfect sense - but things have moved on plenty since then and now makes little sense if any. Anyway it was kinda experimental - I have a book by Peter Brookes (Times cartoonist - one of the greats) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrHTb7pcRYECzMDmJ1ARNZSGPC0iuBB9FgxTBPC_SmCrhxGXz2KhsAp2bhwdJDKJA6MdM9x231PJmxIG3mzdlMk6EQ5JJXXVpPskrww2wnYur_kEku531Bu7-x2A12RWm4VQqnbBzqB8/s1600/gunfinal.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrHTb7pcRYECzMDmJ1ARNZSGPC0iuBB9FgxTBPC_SmCrhxGXz2KhsAp2bhwdJDKJA6MdM9x231PJmxIG3mzdlMk6EQ5JJXXVpPskrww2wnYur_kEku531Bu7-x2A12RWm4VQqnbBzqB8/s320/gunfinal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672276765184836706" border="0" /></a>and was trying out his technique of watercolour/ink. Felt great to get an actual brush and inks out for a change as opposed to digital colour. Not really a patch on his workmrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-60719057335003572622011-10-25T09:46:00.000-07:002011-10-25T10:00:54.460-07:00Posh 'n' Becks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHseBNKEGF6yR8YBUystpRywrD_EYpNL36oyw7lOqcTOC60MH6vtZFBdcT8sAlIXFCp4GRSpV4WyebbWraPOKVwwW3_W7CZhR-9vg_GwxeXQUN5SbHyBq7QFH0lNwKVwo9pKZ-CkFh28c/s1600/beckham+final.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHseBNKEGF6yR8YBUystpRywrD_EYpNL36oyw7lOqcTOC60MH6vtZFBdcT8sAlIXFCp4GRSpV4WyebbWraPOKVwwW3_W7CZhR-9vg_GwxeXQUN5SbHyBq7QFH0lNwKVwo9pKZ-CkFh28c/s320/beckham+final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667475180443599618" border="0" /></a><br />Pushing the boat out on this one with my first double portrait. Spent a while on Davids hair - but probably not as long as he does :-)mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-28756260472146127572011-10-21T06:12:00.000-07:002011-10-21T06:20:43.285-07:00Heeeeeeere's...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1w_TvuBhuBEMomrCU9LyzbPKfpG-yMaddmmB5LD_lFGSfzioA6FxQwuSumeFdY8AurBdMo72t7lo5w8f7kECwjKwfpuuC66LfpROraIp4Jmhz5_MxYpmHJZEpylD9FBXAlRNZxNY50k/s1600/danny+60.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1w_TvuBhuBEMomrCU9LyzbPKfpG-yMaddmmB5LD_lFGSfzioA6FxQwuSumeFdY8AurBdMo72t7lo5w8f7kECwjKwfpuuC66LfpROraIp4Jmhz5_MxYpmHJZEpylD9FBXAlRNZxNY50k/s320/danny+60.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665934687732279794" border="0" /></a><br />...Danny. A card for Danny's 60th birthday. A superfit 60 year old with a minor skiing obsession. Didn't want to go too over the top caricature wise - this is a gift after all - I think I got it about right. As usual a digital 'paint' figure but this time with a photoshop background.mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-8694829031325979222011-10-18T10:26:00.000-07:002011-10-18T10:38:29.359-07:00Speeeeeeeed...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPGiKXAtHcukQTR5P0TwYGGgPQkIfcYrGcT5xkkBfOYOYmMnU7FI7DmtUrSGIe_VXTigVk9wb8KdjkIuRVhMYOZOn4MGd2d9R2GCRc4b-RkM69JanSmH6ptN7vF4ARt9j_uMvrORCEPI/s1600/huhne2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPGiKXAtHcukQTR5P0TwYGGgPQkIfcYrGcT5xkkBfOYOYmMnU7FI7DmtUrSGIe_VXTigVk9wb8KdjkIuRVhMYOZOn4MGd2d9R2GCRc4b-RkM69JanSmH6ptN7vF4ARt9j_uMvrORCEPI/s320/huhne2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664887877509860098" border="0" /></a><br />...Demon Chris Huhne is yet another multimillionaire minister with a 'complex' personal life. Is there any other sort? Currently under the spotlight for driving ticket "issues" he will no doubt be in and out of the headlines until he gets fired at some point before the next election.mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-60764986799064009862011-07-07T09:30:00.000-07:002011-07-07T09:48:04.075-07:00No news......is good news<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT77nCQFP-hYGohol1GUnGv8PVV4lmqxq2r1wO6FTNYtYrSXTAFd6dBFnQaCu1Vi7xu-xj82LuYAwLwxTaGVb8ce7YORJJsA27mRTnkSRaA2PwDUILlakTcleOlKXnJOiw3YOkHrimdVY/s1600/rebekah+news+of+world.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT77nCQFP-hYGohol1GUnGv8PVV4lmqxq2r1wO6FTNYtYrSXTAFd6dBFnQaCu1Vi7xu-xj82LuYAwLwxTaGVb8ce7YORJJsA27mRTnkSRaA2PwDUILlakTcleOlKXnJOiw3YOkHrimdVY/s320/rebekah+news+of+world.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626648991850017458" border="0" /></a>. At least when it comes to news of the world which has just been axed. Had a laugh yesterday when NI said Rebekah Wade was on holiday when Milly Dowler's voicemail was hacked. Who do they think is going to believe this guff? they're all up to their sorry arses in it. Lovely red hair though, very dramatic, and mad starey eyes.mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-74884638646624499512011-06-30T13:19:00.000-07:002011-06-30T13:27:26.068-07:00You too?Seems that everyone struggles with their tax, though Bono's problem is probably different to most people. Disappearing his income to Holland to avoid tax, makes his saintly position a bit untenable. His green credentials are a bit shaky too if you look closely! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreGECG-NUfEPF1QtZlls2QJR80zJkJiKJSeO5yk9iCeIkYOaAP3lgMz1tCShLS4g0CJsHs_bJBOa_f1zCgmAB_1zfVmj7m_PbincZ8H8rMaAPmZwiHrU9221iVc_AsGxpm36z31VJgQU/s1600/bono+5.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreGECG-NUfEPF1QtZlls2QJR80zJkJiKJSeO5yk9iCeIkYOaAP3lgMz1tCShLS4g0CJsHs_bJBOa_f1zCgmAB_1zfVmj7m_PbincZ8H8rMaAPmZwiHrU9221iVc_AsGxpm36z31VJgQU/s320/bono+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624110176011870626" border="0" /></a>mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-19704375641096895662011-06-24T09:25:00.000-07:002011-06-24T09:30:19.070-07:00It's NEW...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlI0TU52ZAHgYoY8gebL3ZqYWvxIl8KHh0qRu-bLd67A3c2shOPCKyHMoL0azp-L3GLsCYaIEbaq1GwSJI3E6PmN9B_OIkRL_zhuQX6Sg4vRp92dfZVdo9D_L8DB39VGksW6Km6SCC990/s1600/JOBS+IPHONE+5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlI0TU52ZAHgYoY8gebL3ZqYWvxIl8KHh0qRu-bLd67A3c2shOPCKyHMoL0azp-L3GLsCYaIEbaq1GwSJI3E6PmN9B_OIkRL_zhuQX6Sg4vRp92dfZVdo9D_L8DB39VGksW6Km6SCC990/s320/JOBS+IPHONE+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621823447064802578" border="0" /></a><br />...kinda. Lots of speculation about what the i phone 5 will look like. My guess is it will look not dissimilar to the other i phones. What if the designers handed Steve something really different - now that would be newsworthy. Retro is good?mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-39088572474926410622011-06-20T03:34:00.000-07:002011-06-20T03:53:19.150-07:00It's Super...<div style="text-align: left;">...Dad. I was asked to do a caricature for Father's Day. This was an interesting job as the Dad in question had ce<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEh5wAWnnAip5H2op8jVwpux3MH50kqKkj-8KMw_1NiewCRcMjdg2DUORRId83PFUj2XLzfzzsXyELVz8Y7E3riQ9Q5XRAxnm-fRI0yleyXVAjaTENqFHbTTfLD2Wu6CJ1UU2DtWgvDCU/s1600/tina2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEh5wAWnnAip5H2op8jVwpux3MH50kqKkj-8KMw_1NiewCRcMjdg2DUORRId83PFUj2XLzfzzsXyELVz8Y7E3riQ9Q5XRAxnm-fRI0yleyXVAjaTENqFHbTTfLD2Wu6CJ1UU2DtWgvDCU/s320/tina2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620248682103647458" border="0" /></a>rtain "sensitivities" about his looks and this was of course a surprise present. No one wants the "what the hell is that?" reaction. Anyway we needn't have worried it went down well, laughter ensued, buttocks relaxed. I had previously overlooked the sales potential of Father's Day (duh), now, when is Mother's Day? </div>mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-28898236514366111432011-06-09T06:38:00.000-07:002011-06-09T06:47:54.169-07:00Buy one rapist...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYSv3dCzqo6DKLqfUeOyLsAZ16TfC4tZjUxFvNu9p1LoX_ch0P6QjJQymrdqlwO0ZnOWNY2IJXd3tiZcojDUS46jHHJjjCClMU7lueAV5zCUaUdQvd2feMEow4d3r6z5E5l0YIQ7CdAo/s1600/JPL_944x.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYSv3dCzqo6DKLqfUeOyLsAZ16TfC4tZjUxFvNu9p1LoX_ch0P6QjJQymrdqlwO0ZnOWNY2IJXd3tiZcojDUS46jHHJjjCClMU7lueAV5zCUaUdQvd2feMEow4d3r6z5E5l0YIQ7CdAo/s320/JPL_944x.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616214271366880802" border="0" /></a>...one goes free. Something like that. No one really knows what Kenneth Clarke was proposing in the government green paper, as it was sat on so firmly by Cameron. Coming from the team that pilloried Gordon Brown for letting prisoners out early it was never going to play well. After this humiliation I reckon it is only a matter of time before Clarke hangs up his cigar so this is his political obituary image.mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-33281957790504978032011-05-31T15:08:00.000-07:002011-05-31T15:18:15.961-07:00"Killer cucumbers...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1q_j7lSESpU0p8AFdD5YwHDgFvWHQt8Vvu2-AuOsRJ1eqkqLpoQM7vQjd4J427X0XejltpNdzuf_quw2YLqvldUIySdnCWFfL0gQWDzExC9jAoPWPUPNXvAJKncshkOFFUWHtjJI9Tp0/s1600/cucumber.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1q_j7lSESpU0p8AFdD5YwHDgFvWHQt8Vvu2-AuOsRJ1eqkqLpoQM7vQjd4J427X0XejltpNdzuf_quw2YLqvldUIySdnCWFfL0gQWDzExC9jAoPWPUPNXvAJKncshkOFFUWHtjJI9Tp0/s320/cucumber.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613005827591825026" border="0" /></a>...on loose in Europe" is definitely my favourite headline for a while. (The Sun yesterday) I guess if it was Brits dropping dead like flies it wouldn't have been considered so funny. Anyways I took a different angle for this gag. A wordless gag no less, I haven't managed many of those.mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088443841905910102.post-53143433735461316552011-05-25T08:16:00.000-07:002011-05-25T08:27:52.015-07:00Crystal...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMD6g5ea-RwBoMG9BRuLYsSUMyTAo0SLtQsUzJeJeYMFpix4rl4aqkLTFPNOfh2P_XGnRnbdccqd1N-GpKNxEtmCXPzhTNm6UzXkx3y5oT0eLQFWadqNKwWQzDwSX1sXxlXOJQei6CJh8/s1600/gag+order.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMD6g5ea-RwBoMG9BRuLYsSUMyTAo0SLtQsUzJeJeYMFpix4rl4aqkLTFPNOfh2P_XGnRnbdccqd1N-GpKNxEtmCXPzhTNm6UzXkx3y5oT0eLQFWadqNKwWQzDwSX1sXxlXOJQei6CJh8/s320/gag+order.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610672982214951474" border="0" /></a><br />Balls, balls, balls. Latest rejection off the production line. I had been struggling with the wording for this for a good couple of hours when I decided to "phone a friend". My friend Chris, managed to toss out a line in a matter of minutes - well he is a professional writer after all. So with the pimped up gag, the product of two brains no less, you might hope it was in with a chance of being published. Nope - back to the drawing board. Thanks Chris - no cigar.mrdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944509378134971742noreply@blogger.com0