Caricatures Ireland by Allan Cavanagh

How to draw the prime minister as a cartoon – BBC News

April 26, 2019 by Allan

I’ve had a few goes at cartooning Theresa May myself. This is a nice wee video from the BBC about what goes into caricaturing a politician and how the caricature evolves and takes on an aspect of its own.

Dave Brown has been poking fun at politicians for the past 30 years. [He says] Theresa May “pulls a lot of expressions” which makes her easier to sketch.

I remember Steve Bell talking about the evolving likeness of David Cameron in a similar sense on the Guardian a few years ago (remember David Cameron?!)

via How to draw the prime minister as a cartoon – BBC News

Muppet Mob Scene | DarylCagle.com

April 24, 2019 by Allan

Love this yarn from legendary cartoonist Daryl Cagle (who I got to hang out with in Algeria many moons ago) from his days as a 25-year-old Muppets merchandise artist:

The Muppets had taken over a large part of the Macy’s Herald Square department store with Muppet licensed merchandise and they did a promotion where I would sit in the middle of the Muppet products and draw Muppets at the request of customers. I hadn’t done anything like this before, but it sounded like it would be fun…

via Muppet Mob Scene | DarylCagle.com

Putting the Band Back Together

February 15, 2018January 8, 2018 by Allan

From 2003 to 2009 I contributed a cartoon every week to the Connacht Tribune for Charlie Adley’s Double Vision column in the Life section of that newspaper. In 2009 the section ceased publication and the column in that form came to an end.