Friday Cartoon – Deconstructing Core Memories

A snowy scene with several families making snowmen. In the foreground is a chef with a small blowtorch melting snow in a bucket. Nearby is a sliced carrot and some pieces of coal are arranged in lines. The caption reads "That snowy day, little Tommy realised he really, really hated deconstructed cuisine."

Just by the skin of my teeth here’s the last Friday Cartoon of 2023. Thanks to everyone who hired me for a wedding or event, or commissioned work this year. I had over 80 weddings and corporate events in 2023, and dozens of commissions, which will slowly appear on this site if they’re not up … Read more

Friday Cartoon: The Box.

Hellraiser cartoon

This week we have a guest appearance from everyone’s favourite Hellraiser, Pinhead the Cenobite, pictured at his work desk with the Lament Configuration. Or is it? Related Posts: Friday Cartoon: Christmas Comes at You Fast Friday Cartoon: The Cab. (Optimus Prime Transformers Cartoon) Friday Cartoon: Trump’s Diary is Filling Up Friday Cartoon: Stones Stones Stones … Read more

Digital Caricatures from Photos Ireland Woman and Dog

digital caricatures from photos ireland woman dog

This is another example of my digital caricatures from photos and was a leaving gift for the pictured woman from her colleagues in the hotel in which she was finishing up.

Once several photos of the subject are submitted by email I create a hand-drawn caricature in Procreate for iPad Pro, a fantastic digital painting package. On completion the artwork is then supplied by email, and can be printed yourself or via a photo kiosk in a chemist, or a local photo centre. They’re great value caricatures and you can have up to 2 references included for the price (hobbies, pets etc!)

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Clontarf Castle Hotel Wedding Caricatures by Allan Cavanagh

Clontarf Castle Wedding Caricatures Allan Cavanagh (6)

This was one of my first weddings back last year, after things started reopening, in Clontarf Castle in Dublin, and it was absolutely amazing energy, I had so much fun and the guests were totally making the most of it! The bride and groom also ordered one of my caricature canvas wedding signing boards which … Read more