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Caricatures: SOTU, Assad, Tweedy and Brinker

February 3rd, 2012 · No Comments

I have added a few more drawings to the caricature gallery. In chronological order of their creation: President Obama delivering the State of the Union, Joe Biden and John Boehner behind him. Bashar al-Assad, president of Syria. Jeff Tweedy, founder of Uncle Tupelo and Wilco, and probably Alt Country Rock as a whole. Nancy Brinker, [...]

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Tags: caricature · cartoons

New Caricatures: Paul, Santorum, Newt and Romney

January 21st, 2012 · 1 Comment

I just added four new caricatures to the relevant gallery. I have started a project of almost daily caricature work in my sketchbook for my own personal enjoyment and artistic growth. The use of color pencils aims to extend my skills into areas I have felt uncomfortable with. I don’t want to rely on Photoshop [...]

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Tags: caricature · politics · presidential election

It’s Your Imagination, Stupid

May 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments

This chalk talk by Kurt Vonnegut on story arcs is making the rounds on the Internet for the main reason all great comedy works: because it’s true. Of course, it’s not a “recent” post — a) Kurt’s dead, Jim; and b) he gave this lecture back when computer hard drives had less than half a [...]

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Tags: caricature · cartooning · writers

Caricature Friday: Alex Chilton

March 19th, 2010 · No Comments

Click to view at full size. Anyone following me on Twitter or Facebook has probably gathered that I am mourning the loss of Alex Chilton, great American songwriter, guitar player and singer. For reasons why, click the image above and play the YouTube videos I embedded. I think they speak for themselves.

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Tags: caricature · cartoons · music

Caricature Friday: Lady Gaga

March 12th, 2010 · No Comments

Click to see the whole thing. This week I chose Lady Gaga. I explain why at the post. Also, I updated the caricature gallery at In Contempt to include recent sketches, not all of them posted before.

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Tags: caricature