This 40th Birthday caricature features a Downton Abbey fan with a fascination with all things royalty! She’s presented as a queen on her throne surrounded by her ladies-in-waiting who happen to be her best friends! She’s also a teacher so there’s a wee blackboard and chalk in there too! A complex piece to produce but the customer was very happy! There’s a few little easter eggs in there too that aren’t immediately visible but will be spotted eventually. I love putting in little not-immediately-obvious details because they can get a reaction weeks, months or even years after the caricature has been presented! My personalised caricatures from photos can be ordered online and are available for delivery all over Ireland. My colour caricatures are drawn in Indian ink and colouring pencil, with pastel backgrounds. Customers report that the whole ordering process is very simple. If you have a significant birthday coming up for a loved one and you’re looking for a unique and unforgettable gift, a personalised caricature by Allan Cavanagh is the way to go!
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Corporate Entertainment, Great Southern Killarney!
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
70th Birthday Gift for Dad: Caricature Portrait of the Whole Family!
70th birthday caricature featuring the whole family! This was a caricature gift for a seventieth birthday featuring his wife, kids, their partners, and grandkids! I love getting to draw a caricature gift like this, not only capturing the subject’s likes and interests but also getting 3 generations of the one family in there! Also pictured … Read more
The Office Caricatures for #NationalDrawingDay
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
2019 Caricature Gift Roundup
Caricature gifts from 2019: I was incredibly busy in the run up to Christmas with a selection of commissions for wedding anniversaries, retirements, birthday presents, and of course Christmas presents! I usually try to blog each commission after it’s been presented to the subject but I have such a backlog of caricature work to show … Read more
Galway Bay Hotel Wedding Entertainment!
Galway Bay Hotel Wedding Entertainment: here is a selection of my live wedding caricatures from a recent wedding in the Galway Bay Hotel. It was nice to be back in the hotel, it’s been a while since I’ve done a wedding there (most of my weddings are all over the country!), not to mention I … Read more