Sketch O’The Week
May 8th, 2024 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
It’s another “famous movie moment” caricature sketch! This week features Al Pacino going full-on cocaine rage in “Scarface” in the “Say hello to my little friend!” scene. This is another good example of how, in the moment and with the expression/emotion being shown by the subject, a lot of the usual likeness landmarks of the subject have to be ignored. Typically when you think of Al Pacino, you think of heavy, sleepy eyelids, a long nose, a small mouth and very high and sharp cheekbones. This moment requires emphasis on the mouth and the gritted teeth, the squinted eyes, and angled back head. All that… READ MORE
May 1st, 2024 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
This week’s “famous movie moment” caricature sketch is Jack Nicholson as “Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep” on the stand in “A Few Good Men”. Nicholson has been in so many memorable movies that I could probably do a whole series of his famous movie moments, but this one came to mind first. One of the goals of these is for the exact moment in the film to play in your head when you see the caricature. That has a lot to do with getting the “presence” right, and exaggerating it. READ MORE
April 24th, 2024 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Here we go with another caricature of a famous moment in film…except this isn’t really that moment. The moment I’m referring to is the scene in ‘Pulp Fiction”, when Samuel L. Jackson‘s “Jules Winfield” recites the Bible verse Ezekiel 25:17 right before killing poor Brad and his pal. I paraphrased the moment (if you can paraphrase something in a drawing) by combining Jules’ expression during that soliloquy with the moment a few seconds later when he and John Travolta‘s “Vincent Vega” open fire on another of Brad’s pals when said pal bursts out of the bathroom and empties a handgun on them, but misses every… READ MORE
April 17th, 2024 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Remember how I promised threatened to start a new series for the SotW based on famous moments in movies? Bad news… it’s started! This week’s movie moment is Robert De Niro as “Travis Bickle” in the famous “are you talkin’ to me?” scene from “Taxi Driver”. This might be the most often and badly imitated scene in all of movie history… well, this and any Sean Connery impression. Oh, and before I get a flood of responses to this telling me I put De Niro’s mole on the wrong side of his face, remember this scene takes place in a MIRROR! READ MORE
April 3rd, 2024 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Here’s caricaturing you, kid! It’s time to round up the usual suspects as we begin a new series for the “Sketch o’the Week”… famous movie scenes! This was inspired by this sketch, which was actually a commission ordered by a longtime customer who wanted Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman drawn in the classic ending scene from “Casablanca”. After I did the sketch I thought a series of caricatures from classic moments in cinema history would be a lot of fun to do. READ MORE
March 27th, 2024 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
In a rare break from tradition, the original of this sketch is still available! We are Burning Down the House with this week’s sketch of “Talking Heads” frontman David Byrne! The “Talking Heads” was one of those bands that was impossible to categorize. They came into being during the punk rock/New wave era of the late 1970’s, but they weren’t really part of either movement, although “New Wave” is what they get shoehorned into when being discussed. They were the definition of “their own thing”, and a big part of that was Byrne’s oddball but charismatic presence. You couldn’t quite tell if he and the… READ MORE
March 20th, 2024 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
We continue our new “famous blind black musicians” series this week with the late, great Ray Charles! Actually we really could do a series of famous blind black musicians if we wanted to. Ronnie Milsap, Reverend Gary Davis, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller, Blind Willie Johnson, Blind John Davis, Art Tatum, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Blind Boys of Mississippi… that would keep me busy for a couple of months! I think we’ll cap it off with Brother Ray, though. This sketch is based on a caricature of him in one of the panels from “The Blues Brothers”… READ MORE
March 13th, 2024 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Better late than never! “I just called… to say… I sketched you!” I’m taking an extended break from doing TV sitcoms cast sketches and doing some other subjects, so feel free to make some suggestions! Thanks to subscriber Stu Miller, who suggested I draw Stevie. I can’t believe I missed doing him back when I did my “Rock Icons” series. He’s easily one of the greatest musicians and songwriters in the history of pop music. An incredible talent. READ MORE
