Here’s a selection of live caricatures from a recent wedding drinks reception in the Glenlo Abbey Hotel. Did I mention I’m delighted to be back doing weddings? I’m delighted to be back doing weddings! Still some slots available for 2021 and I’m currently taking bookings for 2022 and 2023. If you’re planning your wedding and you’re looking for some unusual wedding entertainment anywhere in Ireland, why not drop me a line to check availability?
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Personalised Family Caricature Portrait by Allan Cavanagh
This personalised family caricature went all the way to the United States! It features the hobbies and interests of each of the family members and I worked from individual photos to create the combined portrait. Below you can see the framed piece before it set off the for States!
Bloomsday: Wicklow Heather House Bloomsday Gin
Happy Bloomsday! In late 2019 I was approached by Andrew Kelly of Wicklow Heather Restaurant and House in Wicklow about the use of my James Joyce caricature as part of the label design for their Bloomsday limited edition gin.
“About 10 years ago to the day we began collecting very rare books and memorabilia for our Writer’s Room which over time has turned into one of the largest collections of work of first edition Irish literature.
To celebrate the Writer’s Room we have distilled our own limited edition gin. The Gin’s name is “Bloomsday” which celebrates James Joyce in particular and his life.
When working on the label for the bottle I came across your caricature of Joyce for Bloomsday. I absolutely loved how quirky it was and instantly wanted to base our design around it.
We are producing a limited number of 200 bottles of the gin where the label will be prominent.”
It was so wonderful to be approached in this way and we worked out the details for the use of the James Joyce caricature. I think the resulting label looks great:
Anyone whose work is image-based will know how frequently other businesses will just use your work as a free stock image library so the Wicklow Heather Restaurant properly sourcing the image and working with the artist really meant a lot.
It really looks like an amazing venue and I hope to get up for a visit as things begin to normalise, and maybe even sample that gin!
Friday Cartoon: It’s About Malevolent Pattern Baldness
Hey look, a Friday Cartoon on a Friday!
Did you know I have a cartoon archive?
I’m Allan Cavanagh and I have been professionally producing caricatures and cartoon art for over 20 years.
Retirement Gift for Healthcare Worker
Retirement Gift Caricature: this personalised caricature was a gift for a cardiac resuscitation officer in Tralee who was retiring earlier this year. It’s the second piece I’ve done for this unit in University Hospital Kerry. It’s jam-packed with references to her work and the customer gave me a well-resourced brief with lots of photo references to work from! She’s wearing a maroon V-neck scrub top with “Resuscitation Officer” written on it. She’s also got on blue nitrile hospital gloves. The caricature is set in the resuscitation room in the hospital. She has an “IO drill” in her hand and she’s fiddling with knobs of a defibrillator on a crash trolley.