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One more NYCC MAD Sketch Cover!

October 11th, 2016 | Posted in General

Back from NYCC!

October 11th, 2016 | Posted in General

Whew, that is a very busy show. Thanks to all who stopped by and said hello! I am now paying the price of being out of the studio for almost a full week so I have no time to blog right now… but here is a smattering of some of the commissions I did at the show this year: READ MORE

Orlando Workshop Sold Out!

October 10th, 2016 | Posted in News

My caricature workshop in Orlando is officially sold out. However, like I did here in Minnesota, if I get enough people who express and interest in wanting to attend I will try and book the same hotel for either the weekend before or after and do a second one. That would either be the weekend of January 13th-15th or the 27th-29th, both are a Friday through Sunday. If anyone is interested please Email Me and let me know. I’m just gauging interest at this point, so you won’t be held to any commitment. READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag- Caricatures and Ethnicity?

October 9th, 2016 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: What is to consider when drawing different ethnicities? I think a French caricaturist is usually seeing a lot of “big” noses in France. So he maybe will draw every Japanese nose small, even if it is a “big” nose in Japan. A: Of course race and ethnicity play factors in caricature because they affect the physical features of the subject. Racial/ethnic stereotypes as they apply to a subject is something a caricaturist needs to be aware of. Your question pertains to if the ethnicity of the artist colors their perceptions of the models, which is an interesting point. Let’s look at the stereotype issues… READ MORE

Orlando Caricature Workshop!

October 7th, 2016 | Posted in News

My Orlando Florida caricature workshop is a go! Deposits are being accepted now on the Workshop page. I’ve gotten a lot of interest with this, so if I get 18 or more wanting to attend I will add a second workshop either the weekend before or after. If you go to the page and find it is sold out, email me and let me know you want to be on the waitlist. The details: Dates: January 19th-21st, 2017 Location: Quality Inn and Suites, 626 Lee Road, Orlando, FL Class size: Limited to 12 students Itinerary: Thursday, Jan 19th: 1:00 pm- 6 pm: Lecture on caricature… READ MORE

New York Comic Con Schedule and Stuff!

October 6th, 2016 | Posted in News

It’s New York Comic Con Time! Here’s my appearance schedule: Thursday Oct 6th- 11 am-12 pm: Wacom Demo at the Wacom Booth (Main floor #444) 12:30 pm-8 pm: Artists Alley booth A-6 Friday Oct 7th- 10 am- 8 pm: Artists Alley booth A-6 Saturday Oct 8th- 10 am- 8 pm: Artists Alley booth A-6 Sunday Oct 9th: 10 am-11:30am: Artists Alley booth A-6 12 pm – 1 pm: Signing at DC Comics booth (SC 4002) 1:15 pm- 2:15 pm: MAD panel (room 1A21) 2:30 pm- 5 pm: Artists Alley booth A-6 I’ve minimized my time away from the booth this year as much as possible,… READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week- Gaten Matarazzo!

October 5th, 2016 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

More “Stranger Things” cast caricatures! Here is Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson. READ MORE

MAD 542 Sneak Peek!

October 4th, 2016 | Posted in MAD Magazine

As promised, here’s a sneak peek at “the Last 100 Days of the Obama Presidency” written by Kenny Keil and Jeff Kruse. Below are the full pages first posted by the Washington Post last week, and here are a few of the other spots from the feature… I’ll let you imagine what the captions might say. Better yet, go out and buy the issue to find out! READ MORE