40th Birthday Digital Caricature Drawing: Order Caricatures Online

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I did this digital caricature drawing of this SuperDad as a gift recently and it was very well received! He’s holding his favourite bottle of Lucozade and his tape measure is unravelling from the belt of his “Snickers” work trousers. He’s got a birthday card and as he’s a fan of Garth Brooks there’s a … Read more

Gender Reveal Parties

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Gender Reveal Party Cartoon by Allan Cavanagh. “A fire sparked by a pyrotechnic device used during a gender reveal party [in California] has burned more than 10000 acres since Saturday.” [Source] I’m caricature artist Allan Cavanagh and I have been creating unique caricatures from photos as gifts and presents delivered all over the world for … Read more

Entertainment for Smaller Weddings in Ireland during COVID-19: Staying Safe and Having Fun!

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[Featured image above from a recent event in Lyrath House Kilkenny, and drawn from behind my new perspex screen!]

I’m caricature artist Allan Cavanagh and I have been creating unique wedding guest caricatures at venues all over Ireland for over 20 years! You can see my live wedding work by clicking here. In this post I’d like to talk to you about what’s going to happen with weddings in 2021 and beyond.

We’ve all been living with the reality of the coronavirus for quite some time now. Many people are back to work and having relatively normal lives again. Obviously the wedding industry is still largely on hold.

The way I see it the wedding industry is going to split in two in the coming year.

There are going to be two different sets of couples.

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Corporate Entertainment, Great Southern Killarney!

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Something I’m really looking forward to post Covid-19 lockdown is getting back into corporate entertainment, socially distanced or not! I’m usually placed over 2 metres away from my subject but for extra peace of mind I am fitting my easel with a perspex screen and I’m undertaking certified Covid-19 Officer training so I will know … Read more

Dad Joke.

dad joke cartoon, two men looking in the window of a maternity ward. The younger man is waving at his partner who is holding their baby. The older man is saying "Congratulations. Did they give you the joke book yet?"

We’re not supposed to talk about this but I decided to let you in on a little secret. It’s like that club, with the fighting. Hope I don’t get in trouble. Happy (early) Father’s Day. (If that’s not your thing, have a peaceful and untroubled ordinary day.) I’m caricature artist Allan Cavanagh and I have … Read more

The Office Caricatures for #NationalDrawingDay

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The Office Caricatures: this is a series of quick caricatures based on characters from the office I drew live on Facebook for National Drawing Day 2020, an initiative of the National Gallery of Ireland. They went down very well and I got hundreds of views while I was doing it so this is something I … Read more