Retirement Gifts Ireland: this caricature was a retirement present for the chap in the centre from his colleagues who wanted him surrounded by iconic figures he’s a fan of!
Remember, when an artist in another artform uses generative AI to make images, what they’re saying is not only do they not value the art of others, they don’t value the art they make themselves. Not only are the Waterboys participating in the AI puke cycle, they’re defending it on their Instagram: [Mike Scott is … Read more
Longitude Festival’s 2025 lineup drop sparked not just disappointment, but significant concern due to its overwhelming male dominance. Of the 19 performers and artists announced, just one was a woman. This translates to a staggering 94.74% male representation and only 5.26% female representation, highlighting a persistent gender imbalance in music festival lineups.
Source: District Magazine, Longitude’s Lineup Currently Features Just One Woman
This caricature was for a school principal who was moving on to a new role after a decade in a Kerry school. Around him are items relating to his life and work such as a tin whistle, bike, gaelic football, and a certain sweet tooth when it comes to chocolate as you can see by … Read more
Siouxsie Sioux Caricature: sometimes you have these tongue-twistery things rattling around in your head and the only way to exorcise them is to draw them. Siouxsie Sioux Sushi Sous. Siouxsie Sioux Sushi Sous. Siouxsie Sioux Sushi Sous…
Tobe Nwigwe is one of the most consistently creative artists working today, with a singular artistic vision only matched by the prolificacy of his output. He, Fat and Nell (and the kids!) have this unified aesthetic from furniture to clothing, and the Pandemic Project was an uplifting event at a time when everything was bleak. The whole family-centred approach to music and video creation is radically wholesome and is really inspirational, but there’s room for brooding and darkness in there too. I’m a bit of a fan. It’s utterly jaw-dropping how much music he’s put out in the last year. Did I mention I’m a bit of a fan?
This is a caricture portrait of Tobe Nwigwe and Fat created in Procreate for the iPad. It’s one of the first digitally-painted pieces I’ve ever done. I intend to do a series of caricature portraits to hone my digital painting. I’m quite late to the digital game so the learning curve is somewhere between a really large hoola-hoop and one of the rings of Saturn. I’m finding it a curse and a blessing, there’s huge time savings to be had but an amazing gulf conceptually between drawing on paper and drawing and painting digitally. It’s the long way to Carnagie Hall for the next while.