This is another one from my Tourcoing trip. They’re very patient with their caricature artists, the French. What seemed to come across during the weekend is the notion that press cartoonists don’t just make with the funnies, but we’re actually bastions of the freedom of speech, and the atmosphere of respect and admiration was tangible. … Read more
Me by Frank Boyle. Frank Boyle by me. These are from my trip to Tourcoing.
Here’s some of my caricatures from a surprise 60th birthday party I was entertaining at in Sligo. I was the aperitif before the guests sat down to dinner!
The Forbidden Planet Blog reports that Gerald Scarfe has been awarded a CBE. Scarfe is probably one of my biggest influences, even if my style is nothing like his. I remember seeing one of his cartoons of Nixon wiping his arse with the Stars and Stripes when I was about 15 and being absolutely stunned … Read more
Last weekend I brought my wedding entertainment to Adare, Co. Limerick for a drinks reception. Or at least I tried to. The drive from Galway to Limerick is at most an hour and a half since the Ennis bypass opened. I was due to start drawing at 4pm in the Woodlands Hotel. At 3.30 I … Read more
June and July have been unprecedentedly busy this year so I haven’t had a huge amount of time to upload recent weddings. It’s been so busy that towards the end of June I did a drinks reception in the Galway Bay Hotel, hopped in the car and drove to Piker’s Lodge, Lough Gowna, Cavan for … Read more