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Tom’s Daily Coronacature- Dakota Fanning!

August 12th, 2020 | Posted in Daily Coronacature

Only time for a really quick sketch of today’s TDC subject Dakota Fanning. READ MORE

Detroit Workshop in the Books!

August 11th, 2020 | Posted in News

This past weekend I conducted the first workshop I’ve done since early February. This one took place in Detroit, Michigan on the dates originally scheduled. I have another one still on schedule for next month in Indiana, and three others that were rescheduled from the spring. We did have to make a number of concessions thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. We skipped the Friday night meet and greet originally scheduled at a nearby bar and grill. The hotel moved us into a giant ballroom and we were able to really spread out, with 8-10 feet between tables and one artist per table. We wore masks… READ MORE

Monday MADness: Bookazine Covers!

August 10th, 2020 | Posted in MAD Magazine

I did these cover illustrations for a couple of MAD‘s “Bookazines” back in 2016. A “Bookazine” is the modern day version of the MAD Super Specials i.e. reprints collections. They are square-bound publications with heavier, glossy paper kind of half way between a softcover book and a premium magazine format, and usually follow a theme of some kind. MAD has been printing them every quarter for a few years now, although I think they are no longer being produced. You can see a list and all the covers of the Bookazine run over at Doug Gilford‘s fabulous MAD Coversite. READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag- Workshops?

August 9th, 2020 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: Are you planning to schedule any new caricature workshops soon? A: No, I’m afraid not. Thanks to the pandemic I have had to completely cancel overseas workshops in Vienna and Dublin (June), and Sydney and Melbourne (Oct), and reschedule ones originally scheduled earlier this year in Chicago, MN, and New York. The only ones still on their original scheduled dates are the ones in Detroit (which I am conducting this weekend actually!) and next month in Indianapolis. As infection rates continue to fluctuate requirements and orders keep changing, so any of these workshops may end up not happening at the last second. Also many… READ MORE

Tom’s Daily Coronacature: Raquel Welch!

August 6th, 2020 | Posted in Daily Coronacature

This was actually yesterday’s subject, the lovely Raquel Welch. This is a “live caricature” style drawing. Actually it’s one of the commissions from my “Virtual San Diego Comic Con” event. I’m slowly getting through the list! READ MORE

MAD About Mort!

August 5th, 2020 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Posting the little sneak peeks yesterday was fun, but here’s my full piece from MAD #15, which officially releases today. I both wrote and did the art for this… a first for me in MAD. I mentioned yesterday that this may be my last piece for MAD. It’s probably not. I might get a cover job someday or they’ll have some new piece they want done for some reason down the road and I’ll get a call to do it. However this two pager IS the end of a twelve year, 71 consecutive issue run of a new piece of my art in MAD (tied… READ MORE

MAD #15 Sneak Peek #14!

August 4th, 2020 | Posted in MAD Magazine

OMG!!! Not ANOTHER cropped close up sneak peek from my piece in MAD #15?? Have I no DECENCY???! Well, that’s the last one. Tomorrow I’ll post the whole thing, since the issue will officially be out. READ MORE