Testimonial for Magazine Cartoon
IT IS HIGHLY gratifying when a client gives me a testimonial for any sort of cartoon or caricature work. You can see some HERE. Most recently I received the following nice message for drawing the magazine cartoon above: “Simon is a pleasure to work with. He gets the brief straight away and there isn’t a […]
The Caricature Birthday Diary!
HERE’S THE LATEST entry in my caricature birthday diary – the composer Frans Liszt. You can see all the entries HERE.
A London Caricaturist’s Diary!
WHAT DOES A caricaturist do when presented with a brand new diary at Christmas? I suppose I could have WRITTEN “Drew a caricature of Paul McCartney, went shopping; Woke up, drew a caricature of Brigitte Bardot, washed my clothes . . . etc” But no! Much better to SHOW the world what I do by […]
Caricature Diary
WHAT IS A caricaturist to do when given a diary for Christmas? What better than to draw caricatures of celebrities born on each of the dates? Working in a variety of media, according to whim, I am trying to draw a famous person every day directly into the diary pages, looking forward to seeing a […]
From Painting to Caricatures and back to Painting!
AFTER A CHILDHOOD of fairly constant drawing and intermittent painting, some form of art education was inevitable. I hadn’t taken Art ‘A’ level at school and this was reflected in a rather slim portfolio, and rather than offering me the Art Foundation Course, Barnet College enrolled me into the BTEC Design course. This was slanted […]
Some new testimonials!
I’M DELIGHTED to have received some more testimonials from happy clients. It’s hard to know what people think of your cartoons and caricatures when they’re paying for them. So, it’s great to receive a written response of glowing appreciation. it’s almost like a second payment! I have been using Simon Ellinas for over 25 years […]
Exhibition of Paintings at Bel Gelato
MY PAINTINGS, drawings and caricatures are still being displayed at Bel Gelato cafe in Barnet. The exhibition goes on until the end of December and I am sharing wall space with fellow artist Qing Qi. The exhibition consists of may of my #RIP2016 paintings plus some others and they are all for sale. There are […]
