BBC Radio One 50th Anniversary THIS WEEKEND SEES the fiftieth anniversary of BBC Radio One. This was the station introduced in response to the illegal pirate radio stations around in those days such as Radio Caroline and Radio London which were the only purveyors of current pop music. The first disc jockey to play a […]
Cartoon Illustrations for Books OVER THE YEARS I have had the pleasure of drawing many cartoons for books. I had a large number of cartoons and caricatures used in The Book of Football Quotations and supplied covers for The Lady In the Lords by Jane Ewart-Biggs and Gilbert and Sullivan, The Creative Conflict amongst many […]
AMERICAN ITALIAN actor, Ernest Borgnine changed his name from Ermes Effron Borgnino enjoyed a Hollywood career that lasted nearly seventy years. As well as being well known for films such China Corsair (1951), From Here to Eternity (1953), Vera Cruz (1954) and Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) he provided the voice of Mermaid Man on […]
Caricatures of Politicians CARICATURES OF POLITICIANS are usually a mainstay for most cartoonists. The people who put themselves in charge of our lives all around the world are prominently displayed in all the media and the situations they get into make for avidly consumed material in most newspapers, magazines, online and on television. Above, you […]
Caricaturist is not an easy word to spell! SOMETIMES I WONDER why I became a caricaturist. Caricaturist is not an easy word. Every time I have to announce what I am, I find myself plumping for the much easier and equally valid ‘cartoonist’ or ‘illustrator’. But every so often no other definition will do and […]
AS A CARICATURIST, I am drawn (sorry!) to all sorts of faces but some have a long lasting haunting quality which make them more compelling than others. I was talking to a couple of friends about Vincent Damon Furnier only the other day which made me realise that, though I’ve long been a fan of […]
THIS IS A TRUE story encapsulated as a cartoon illustration with text to show how cartoons can add that something extra to articles in magazines, newspapers and books. The simple black and white style of artwork perfectly complements the type and is easy on the eye, not being too distracting yet forming a complete whole […]
IT’S AMAZING WHERE your cartoon illustrations can appear. Since around 2012, I have been lucky enough to have an annual commission from a film screenplay writer which consists of promoting her screenplay with my cartoons displayed on a London Taxi cab travelling around London for a whole month. Except for this one (left) which was […]
Caricature Illustration for Leaflet MUSIC HERITAGE LONDON commissioned this group caricature illustration for a forthcoming leaflet about walks in Richmond. It features four famous residents of that leafy London suburb. Whether or not they are often seen walking there is another matter, especially as one has long been dead. As with most commissions the process […]
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I was I nvited up to the BBC TV Centre in Manchester (Media Village) in order to draw live caricatures on TV from photos while being filmed. This was for the BBC African Footballer of the Year Awards which took place in Johannesburg. The caricaturing process was straightforward. I simply […]
