Moebius

Another departure from the artworld: Monsieur Jean Giraud

Ralph McQuarrie

Here's my tribute to the great Mr McQuarrie, the Star Wars concept artist and illustrator extraordinaire who's died recently. I loved his paintings; especially the perspective-heavy scenes showing xwings and TIE fighters dukin' it out in the death star trench. I remember copying them at the time when they were reproduced in the Star Wars comics and mags - 35 years on and they're still lodged in my brain for 'go to' reference.

Web Site Update

Just updated the digi-pencil section of my caricature site with some recent work.
Looking to add a whole new page for digitally painted caricatures but that requires a more fundamental tooling of the site, so I'll look at that when I can can next muster the will.

Oooooh...

I wouldn't set too much store by this, ha, ha, ha! It's veeeeeery late and, often as not, the last thing I can find myself doing is mucking around in photoshop, trying different fx and whatnot. So this is just one addled example involving some illo's that normally look quite different to this. I love photoshop.

James Nachtwey

The highly decorated world famous war photographer.

Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov - Photoshop CS2

Chaz

Charles Dickens - Photoshop CS2

I'm a bit slow out of the blocks with this one - in regard to all the Dickens anniversary stuff - but I started it and ... forgot it! - anyway, here's my effort.

Alastair Cook

Willow-waving, leather-lofting, opening thwacksman (and sometime column-scribbler),  Mr Cook.
Heeeeyyy - good name!

Steve Bruce

Another member of the expanding footie manager gallery, although he's currently 'between clubs' I believe.

Albert Camus

A great face which derserves a longer treatment - but for now, only time for a relatively quick one.

Mark Lanegan

You too could have a voice like him if you chewed nails and smoked sandpaper. Mr Lanegan: nice and loose.

Brian Ferry

Gary Busey

Wanted to try and keep the great energy that Gary Busey has in his face - so I kept it loose and rough without too much erasing of wayward lines, etc. Good fun when they come out right.

Grievous Gram

Gram Parsons

Membership reciprocation #2!

Extended deviancy for my deviantART account was further extended by photo-manip' humourist, Rodney Pike, aka rwpike, so he received the above caricature, at his request.

Thanks for the top-up, Rodney!

Membership reciprocation #1!

 

Extended deviancy initiated! my dA account was topped up by vector artist Dominique, so she received a caricature of herself.

Thanks for the top-up, Dominique!

Jolly Yule Y'all

Just a small post to wish those who check in here 'happy holidays' and seasonal greetings, etc.
Thanks again to those who've joined up as a member and/or taken the time to comment - it's always appreciated - and I hope you check back in 2012 for more visual goodies.

To those who are waiting for artwork: thanks for your patience, they're in various stages of completion and will be with you soon.

See you back here in the new year - good times!

Russ

Christopher Hitchens

Had to break off from my current work to acknowledge, in virtual graphite, the death of Christopher Hitchens. I first read his writing back in 2006 when my brother and my American sister-in-law visited from the States bringing with them, and leaving behind, a copy of the American magazine 'Details'. There was an article written within, taken from Christopher Hitchens' book 'Letters to a Young Contrarian', which was set out as a top ten of 'advice' for free-thinkers and aspiring writers. It all resonated deeply and I've been a fan ever since. Now sadly he has died far too soon from esophageal cancer, but not without writing and talking on it right up to the end. I can't really think of anyone living who can step into his shoes.
I've sketched him many times although I've never uploaded any drawings - but now is the time.
Jerry Falwell - matchbox - enema! (you look it up). Thank you, Christopher!

Commission Art - b&W stage

Recent work...

Ian Botham - In colour

Here's a colour version of a sketch I did a little while ago (link) The ref material wasn't great for fine detail but I'm happy-ish with the result. It has been hanging around on my hard drive, semi complete, for too long and was a struggle to get back into - It's so easy to lose momentum on an involved piece.