Melbourne's Anthony Pascoe

One of the fun things about being a caricaturist is receiving lots of renditions of yourself - and of course - having a go at other caricature artists without the restriction of client instructions.

This is Melbourne based caricature artist, Anthony Pascoe. Yep I've had a little fun with him, but as most West Aussies will agree, when you get a chance always give it to a Victorian !

BTW Anthony does some stunning work - check out his site here.

Is this 'fame' ?

Dead easy isn't it, a quick 'copy & paste' and add it to your website graphic. I did this caricature of Kevin Rudd, the Australian Prime Minister, about 12 months ago, I wasn't really happy with it. It isn't on my website just on this blog.

Along come a shady mob that hide behind 'www.getyourcrush.com' selling some sort of dubious mobile phone service. There aren't many caricatures of Rudd around, they found mine. This will do to snare a few punters from Australia to do their 'IQ test' . Did they drop me a courteous email 'can we use it' offering some sort of payment. Not on your life - lets just take it.  

Hello - I do caricatures for a living, you want to use it you ask.

I've sent them an email to their 'support' address, the only email I could find, the domain is registered in Canada with no physical real address. 

I'll see what I can do - I'm not too hopeful.

I'd steer clear of the IQ tests if you come across them.

Farm themes .....

Couple of new commissions with a farm theme - it's the Tractor Boy's 30th Birthday and the 'Pig and the Princess' was for a wedding anniversary - didn't really get too involved in the background to theme - 'I just draw 'em !!"

.... that's green !!

One more 'Pano' - I took this last weekend just South of Nannup on the Pemberton Road. I was confronted with this wall of green and had to take a shot. We've had some good rains in the Autumn and the 'Sunburnt Country' has taken on an Irish look. Colours are natural no 'twiddling' in Photoshop.

Nola and I had a wonderful relaxing weekend with friends at Donnelly River Mill - no TV, phones - and dramatic for me - computers !!

Everyone is 50 in 2008 !

1958 must have been a real belter in the maternity hospitals - I've had a string of 50th birthday caricatures - this one, a Mart Feldman lookalike, didn't actually need a lot of caricaturing. The client said this will be an easy one for you he's a natural caricature !

yet another Wedding ....

The Groom and his four Groomsman for an upcoming wedding.

Always getting five into a collage without it looking too 'stiff' or too cluttered is a problem.

Not sure if this worked or not.

Now that's a smile

And here's the final finished - with - pet dog and the bridge as well.

Half way through a wedding commission for a Sydney couple. The bride has such a great smile I couldn't help popping it on the blog. I'll post the full collage later when I've finished it.

.... another couple of fifties !!

50 - the big five zero - that time in life where you've got most of the stuff you want and caricatures make great presents - for the man ( or woman) who has everything ! (... and a lot more memorable than ties and socks ..... or a health club membership - yeh right, what are they telling you !)

A fisherman bought by his wife and an Eagles fan, bought by his mates, who really wanted 'the business' on him. Love those !

Fireman's retirement

Caricature of a retiring Perth fireman - took a while to create the Perth Armageddon scene in the background - ain't Photoshop wonderful !!! 

  

Another Wedding ....

A different reversal of roles here .... one that could only occur in the world of caricature !!

Farmer's Birthday

Just finished a new commission for a Sou' West Farmers 50th Birthday.

The family loved it.

Charity auction caricature

This is another caricature that was auctioned for charity, in this instance the winning bidder had a commission of their choice, in this case her Father for his birthday. Very well received - oh the charity was for Carson Street Education Support School P & C Assoc in East Victoria Park, Perth where my wife, Nola, is the school nurse so it had to be a good 'un !!!

50th Birthday

A 'quickie' done for a 50th Birthday celebration - I went, they got the appropriate discount and I've got the headache this morning - must have been the food !! 

Bobtail goanna

Don't do an lot of animal caricatures - in fact I can't think of any - but I had to feature a Bobtail Goanna in a Christmas caricature for some one who has a stifling fear of these small inoffensive creatures. Sadly their habit of sunning themselves on bitumen roads brings about the demise of lot of them.

The client loved the caricature and asked where I got the Bobtail clipart from - cheeky bugger !!

The Cobra & others ......

It's been a busy Christmas - and this isn't all of them by a long chalk - couple more to finish and it's into the turkey. New year resolution is to be more organised next year !!

Ford Cobra GT

These take a while - this is to be used in a caricature commission I'm in the process of completing. A mid 70's Ford Cobra GT ... turned out well, thanks CS3 !

No steering wheel as the driver will be slotted in there.

....... a poor mans Holden though !!!!

Wedding Bells ....

Commissions for weddings are becoming a major part of my work - this was a gift from the bride to the groom. She was over the moon with it.

El Caballo Golf Course

At least once a week - more if I can get away with it - I love to have a game of golf. I'm crap at it but really enjoy it. We played at various public courses in the Perth Eastern suburbs until we discovered El Caballo Golf Course, Great Eastern Highway, Wooroloo. What a great course and the biggest amazement is hardly anyone uses it. That is really good as there's no queing up, no balls whistling overhead - BUT - my big fear is they will go bust and we'll have to go back to the very 'ho hum' other courses. So if you live in the Eastern suburbs it's really worth the drive.

Bring a can of Scram though ....  :0)

( This the Par 3 2nd hole ) 

Aerobatic dump trucks !!!

Just finished a retirement commission for a 'victim' who had an unusual way of parking 100 tonne dump trucks. 

Keastie from the Eastie !!!!

Quick Photoshop CS3 caricature of fellow caricaturist and Australian Cartoonist Assoc member Steve Keast who hails from Sydney NSW.