Done as a christening gift. As usual I did it at the last minute in a mad rush and didn’t have time to get it scanned, so I had to ask the mammy to take a photo and send it to me. So the detail doesn’t really show up here. Cute though all the same isn’t it?
A quick Friday-night poll of my drunk mates gave this one the thumbs-down. No-one thinks it looks like Ricky Gervais (except me). One person thought it was supposed to be Dracula (!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!).
Whatever dudes, this website is the ongoing tragic chronicle of one big-eared man’s attempt to become a caricaturist. Every effort gets posted, good and bad. Maybe in a year’s time I’ll look back at this and cringe, and marvel at how much I’ve improved. Hopefully anyway.
Future biographers can use this effort to construct fascinating insights into my development as an artist. Heheh.
And regarding Ricky Gervais - comedy: great, films: shit. So far anyway.
[UPDATE: My ears aren't really that big]
[UPDATE UPDATE: Actually though, yeah. They probably are. DAMMIT!!!]
Back in 2007 I did a drawing of George Hook. And lately I started using Twitter, so I sent it to him …
So that was nice.
I use Twitter to get the news headlines and follow interesting people, mostly comedians. But now I’ve noticed around 10 people have started following my updates! Dear God what do these weirdos want from me? I have nothing to say.
So I posted this a minute ago …
Hopefully that’ll keep them happy for a while.
Back in 2007 for some reason maybe involving a mental episode, I looked up Ray Darcy on wikipedia, and I noticed that his entry didn’t have a picture.
So as part of my bid for early sainthood, I sprang into action and spent 2 sweaty hours doing this portrait. It was probably mainly a reflection on my social life at the time.
Anyhoo - I just checked and it’s still up there. Yay. I think I captured his essence with this effort. Of course this does not mean that Ray should call me up now and interview me on his radio show. God no! Or offer me 50 Euro for the framed original. Certainly not. Put your money away Ray now, and don’t be silly.
[PS: I saw Ray Darcy drinking in The Long Hall on Georges Street a few months back. He's not as small as you'd expect. He's maybe 5'8]
A few portrait commissions I did for Christmas gifts. Pics taken with a crappy phone camera. Why didn’t I get all these scanned before framing, so I could display them on the site more professionally and maybe bring in more business? Why? Because I’m a stupid idiot, that’s why.
A wiley psychologist, tapping his pipe out on his boot, would probably deduce that this is because sub-consciously I want to fail, because I’m secretly afraid of succeeding, and probably trace it all back to some childhood incident where my Da refused to buy me an ice-cream in 1978. But whatever, here are the drawings, badly photographed …
Yeah that’s right - I’m drawing animals now as well. Take that Rolf Harris!!!
Anyone who tried to order balcony seat tickets for this gig online got the message “No seats available for your selection”, giving the wrong impression that the event had sold out. Actually what happened was the opposite - the balcony wasn’t in use because they knew they couldn’t fill it. This is hardly surprising though - Sean Hughes hasn’t really done anything to keep himself in the Irish spotlight since leaving “Never Mind The Buzzcocks”.
This show wasn’t publicized much. You get the suspicion he was just over visiting his parents for the Bank Holiday weekend and decided to chance his arm with a gig while he was here.
If so, I’m glad he did. Because he’s still good.
(more…)
“Ladies and Gentlemen, would you welcome please your clown for this evening … Andrew Maxwell !!!!”
And our clown for this evening in no rush. He totters out like a little puppet, with a hilarious grin on his face. Here is a man in a very good mood, and he spends a minute just walking back and forth smiling and waving cheesily, like as if Toymaster were showcasing this year’s newest fad - a wind-up clockwork comedian. 33 years old and not a hint of baldness. The bastard.
“‘Im playing again in February“, shouts the sweating Des Bishop at the climax of a longer-than-usual set, “Tell everyone about the show!”
Well alright Des, I’ll do my bit …
