February 2nd, 2017 | Posted in Tales from the Theme Park
This story is legendary, and comes from back when I had an operation at Six Flags St. Louis. At the park locations we are always ribbing each other over the quality of each other’s work and the guest’s reactions. It wouldn’t be surprising to hear one of the artists who is not drawing at the time do a fake cough masking the word “Yamistem” (aka “you missed him”) at an artist who is drawing. We would sometimes joke about how the customer clearly hated the drawing an artist just did (after the customer had left of course). One summer one of my artists (name withheld…… READ MORE
February 1st, 2017 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Better late than never today! Our “Sketch o’the Week” this week is another star of “Westworld”, Jimmi Simpson! As always, the original is available in the Studio Store. READ MORE
January 31st, 2017 | Posted in News
I’m afraid I have to cancel my workshop in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. I thought I’d give it a try since I had a sudden window of time open to do one over those dates, but there was very little follow through despite my getting several emails expressing interest in my doing one there when I mentioned it as a possible spot. Maybe there was not enough time between it being announced and the dates of the workshop. Regardless, no Dallas workshop in March. If you signed up you’ll get a refund immediately for your deposit. READ MORE
January 30th, 2017 | Posted in Monday MADness
This week’s Monday MADness is a look at the finished inks for MAD #449’s parody of of the TV show “Law and Order: Criminal Intent” entitled “Lewd & Disorder: Criminal Malcontent” written by Dick DeBartolo, dated Jan 2005. At the time this was one of my favorite pieces I had done for MAD because it was a lot of fun exaggerating the difference in size of the hulking Vincent D’Onofrio and the diminutive Kathryn Erbe. D’Onofrio was also always doing these weird and uncomfortable things when talking with people where he would lean in and around their personal space, peeking around them with his head… READ MORE
January 29th, 2017 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: Do you have any tips/suggestions for drawing 3 or more people in a caricature…especially when there’s a baby/toddler involved? I often struggle with letting the kid “take over” the whole drawing (by letting his/her face be larger than everyone else’s). A: Composition is always very important with live caricature, and it gets trickier the more faces are in a single drawing. Even with a single subject, composition can degrade or ruin an otherwise good drawing. Here’s some tips for good composition for various numbers of subjects: One Person- It’s common for a live caricaturist to just start drawing the face without thinking of its… READ MORE
January 27th, 2017 | Posted in General
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January 27th, 2017 | Posted in MAD Magazine
MAD lost yet another long-time contributor with the passing of Gerry Gersten at age 89 on January 12th, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. From MAD: We’re sorry to report that 2017 is picking up where 2016 left off, with the passing of yet another MAD contributor. Gerry Gersten, one of MAD’s most talented caricaturists, passed away over the weekend. With his pencil on vellum technique, Gerry produced many full-page impact pieces of art for MAD, including memorable drawings of Ronald Reagan, Dr. Ruth and Elvis Presley. Our condolences go out to Gerry’s family. We will have more on Gerry’s career in MAD #545.… READ MORE
January 26th, 2017 | Posted in General
Took some time to find a date and suitable location but the Dallas/Ft. Worth area caricature workshop is on! The dates are Thursday March 2nd through Saturday March 4th, 2017. Visit this page for all the details and to reserve your spot! READ MORE
