An end of the year gift caricature for the teacher of my youngest daughter. Um… she keeps the teacher on her toes… let’s just say that… ;D
Teacher!
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My wife and I are friends with all of the members of the group, and I have done posteres and CD illustrations for them for years. It’s always fun to draw what they come up with for themes. This is for their upcoming Fringe Festival Show here in Orlando.
Recent Work: Disney Files!
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Disney Files is a great client of mine that I draw for quarterly. It’s a magazine for Disney Vacation Club owners, so it’s got a much bigger circulation that you might expect, but it’s really hard to find unless you’re the target audience. The editor has a column in the front of the mag that he likes to spruce up with an illo of himself doing various things. I’ve drawn him in all sorts of themes and poses over the past five years or so. This latest one is an obvious riff on the iconic Lion King image… except with… a hippo. From what I understand, there’s a hippo on the cover, and this is the tie-in. I liked how it turned out….
By the way, this makes my SECOND blog post this year, it seems. Woo hoo! I’m on fire! I’ve just been crazy busy, is all. I’m still here, drawing away!
In the Chair: Robin Hood!
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I drew this one awhile back, just getting around to posting it. It was drawn at a big event last Fall. And the guy’s name REALLY WAS Robin Hood. So, I HAD to draw him like this! Did I have a choice? I think not!!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!
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Crazy, crazy time of year in the Parham household. Hence the lack of posts lately on this ol’ blog. Here’s another of my favorite Holiday Cards I drew this year.
Recent Work: Holiday Cards 1
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I just finished this one up. I do a lot of corporate cards each Christmas season, for small companies and large. It doesn’t get much bigger than Disney, but this card is for a small team of managers who are over DownTown Disney, the shopping and entertainment mecca in Mouseland. We are opening up a kiosk there on Monday, so to get this job from them was extra cool. Hope you like it…
Cute Coffee Chick
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Hey, gang! Haven’t had a spare moment to myself in a few months, getting ready for some expansion in the retail side of my business at the Disney Parks. Sorry I haven’t posted in awhile, but that’s why! In the meantime, I thought I’d share a mailorder commission I did awhile back. For a quickie, I thought it turned out kind of cute.
Crafty Piranha with a Flower
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How Draw Caricatures….. The MAD Art of Caricatures!
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Ya know, it figures I would land up on the FOREHEAD page of “The MAD Art of Caricature”. LOL.
Yep, that’s a drawing of me by my good buddy, Tom Richmond. It’s on Page 94, to be exact…..
If you know much about me at all, then you know Tom and I have been personal friends for many years. Our wives and we met through the International Society of Caricature Artists, and have continued and grown that friendship through many National Cartoonist Society Reubens Weekends, San Diego Comicons, family vacations together, and basically anytime or reason we could find to hang out. I consider him one of my closest friends.
Tom has always been great at caricaturing, and even started out doing live caricatures in theme parks like I did. That was the common ground we had when we first became friends. I was actually an early fan of Tom’s, even before we met, having seen his work in NOW Comic’s “Married With Children”. You know, being the big comic book geek I am. Over the years, I’ve seen his work get better and better, to where he’s now one of the best caricature artists and cartoonists EVER. So that makes me feel even more honored to be included in his book.
For years now, he’s talked about coming out with this book, both privately and publicly. I first remember him talking about it in depth on a vacation to Hawaii about seven years ago. There were many times I doubted he would ever get it finished. There were even more times when he HIMSELF doubted he’d get it finished. But, man, am I glad he did! It is truly amazing, in the quality of artwork, the quality of writing, and the sheer amount of knowledge of it’s subject imparted in it’s pages. Without a doubt, it’s THE definitive guide to drawing caricatures.
If you have any interest in cartooning, learning how to draw caricatures, or are just a fan of Tom Richmond’s work, you gotta order this book!
Here’s the link, just to make it easier for you:
"Bite"
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“Bite”
Acrylic on canvas.
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