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Tom’s Daily Coronacature- Jim Henson!

May 16th, 2020 | Posted in Daily Coronacature

Better late than never… here’s my Jim Henson. READ MORE

Tom’s Daily Coronacature- Sean Connery!

May 15th, 2020 | Posted in Daily Coronacature

Here’s my Sean Connery for today’s Daily Coronacature. Connery has a tough face to capture. At first glance it looks easy with his really dark and large eyebrows, the dark eyelashes and “eyeliner” look to his lower lashes, the ski-slope nose, the pursed lips and deep creases along his face. But putting them all together seems tricky. You have to give him a wide forehead, but not as wide as his brows. His nose isn’t really that long but he has a a shorter space between his nose and mouth, and his mouth and somewhat smallish chin. That makes his nose look longer, and gives… READ MORE

Workshop News

May 15th, 2020 | Posted in News

Earlier this month another scheduled workshop passed by having been postponed due to the pandemic, this one was supposed to happen in Long Island City, NY. We did a little Zoom meeting for those able to participate and I did the class poster art, and am mailing out all the workshop swag to everyone. We’ll reschedule that one for the fall sometime once the hotel staff gets back to work. Other postponed workshops include my caricature illustration workshop that was scheduled for March here in MN, the April Chicago workshop, and now the Vienna and Dublin workshops in June. I have rescheduled some of these… READ MORE

Tom’s Daily Coronacature- Michael Jordan!

May 14th, 2020 | Posted in Daily Coronacature

Here’s my take on today’s Daily Coronacture subject. basketball great Michael Jordan! This is a great example how the figure and physicality of a subject can come into play and be exaggerated. Jordan had long, muscular, but kind of thin arms. His wrists and forearms were especially long and thin. He had wide shoulders and a long, tapered torso. When he went airborne his fingers splayed out and were knotted in a kind of awkward way. Finally he had a big, muscular neck. As far as his face goes, the extreme expression dictated much of the exaggeration here. However he has a small cranial mass… READ MORE

Tom’s Daily Coronacature- Deborah Harry!

May 13th, 2020 | Posted in Daily Coronacature

Here’s my caricature of today’s subject, “Blondie” lead singer Deborah Harry. Deborah is a famously beautiful woman, but that does not mean she’s hard to caricature. Beautiful people are beautiful for a reason. They have aspects to their look and “presence” that causes people to find them beautiful. These are the things you want to identify and exaggerate. She has very large, prominent cheekbones and a wide jaw, which creates a very wide and squat feel to her face shape. She has a small, slightly upturned nose. The main focus of her sexy look is the heavy, sleepy lidded eyes and the high arch of… READ MORE

Tom’s Daily Coronacature- Danny Trejo!

May 12th, 2020 | Posted in Daily Coronacature

Here’s my take on action film actor (and restauranteur), Danny Trejo! READ MORE

Tom’s Daily Coronacature- Little Richard!

May 11th, 2020 | Posted in Daily Coronacature

I promised to do a new one of Little Richard so here it is. READ MORE

Tom’s Daily Coronacature- Jeff Goldblum!

May 11th, 2020 | Posted in Daily Coronacature

Here’s my caricature of today’s subject, Jeff Goldblum! Jeff has a long face but not much top of the head… most of his length is in the area between the eyes and mouth. He has full lips and in particular a pronounced lower lip. He also has “sad, hush puppy” eyes. READ MORE