Live Caricaturing for Force India F1 Hospitality

In Action at Force India F1
Well I did it!


In the beginning I had a touch of the shakes!

But the finished caricature looked good! Happy victim customer!



Up close and personal!



And they kept coming!



I had a steady stream!



And they kept coming!

Live Caricaturing!

All in all a great way to pass and afternoon/evening! Total count was around 43 people.


And the best bit is they want me back next year!

Clients happy = artist happy!

All photographs courtesy of Sean Ramsell at Shutterblade 
Thank you Sean!

Live caricaturing - Mika meets Danni Minogue!

©2011 - Drawn to Caricature - Dannii Minogue

Ever feel overwhelmed? 
I certainly have this month. Where has the time gone?

I'm slap bang in the middle to Bucks Open Studios! It's going well, if a little tiring. Mainly due to the level of activity involved prior to the exhibition.

Now it's all in place and I'm painting during the day, I can focus on caricaturing in the evening!

And I need to...

I'm caricaturing at the Force India F1 Corporate event for the British Grand Prix on the 10th July.

©2011 Drawn to Caricature - Mika

Since then I've also had an enquiry about a similar event for Mercedes Benz... which I had to turn down because it's on the same day! 

I'm a bit gutted about that! 

But a Prior commitment has to be honoured.


Which means I need to get up to speed! I think I'll be posting more caricatures over the next 3 weeks.

I'm focusing on heads. The brief is to create a set design with the F1 Car on which I'll be printing up beforehand, once it's approved.

Subtitles for Cheryl?

Apparently Cheryl Cole will need Subtitles when she appears on the American Version of the X factor! Such a shame, I love her accent!

But I've noticed even in England there are people who struggle with a Geordie Accent!
Never mind Love! 

Think what you're doing for your fellow Countymen!

Promoting caricatures,Manga and self portraits!

Life is busy these days with my abstract work taking over.
So it was great to have the chance to return to caricatures last weekend as part of the Face of the Artist Competition in Banbury Town Hall. Even if it was working with children, I was able to create a few Self portraits to go on the advertising boards.

The pace is hotting up as Oxford Art Weeks looms. 





As I mentioned last week, I'll be exhibiting at The Mill in Banbury as part of the Wheel Art group Venue 239, hence my involvement.

It's not going to be as stressful as Bucks Open Studios. But I'm beginning to feel the pressure.

Opportunities to exhibit are always good, although they don't always come in the form you might expect. This is my self portrait for the Face of the Artist.

The competition was a promotional device for Oxford Art Weeks and was a great idea. Wonderfully diverse entries showed the range of artist's participating.

Natalie Portman - the Star Wars association

Where have I been. Short Answer too busy! Birthday's, Bucks Open Studios, and Oxford Artweeks.

My youngest has just discovered Star Wars! And after an artist's block I thought I'd do Natalie Portman again, but with Hair!
She seems to suit either!

Manga me! A self portrait in the Manga Style

Manga Art's popularity is increasing exponentially.

Everywhere you look there are Manga cartoons from Chibi to Shōjo.
This week even my Mixed media class came in on the trend... Is there nowhere to escape!


Only kidding, we had great fun creating Manga portraits before finishing off with a Manga self portrait!
I thought I'd share my results. It's a bit wrinkled due to the paper not being stretched. But I like it!

The question is, do I adopt this as my style from now on?


Have you tried any novel self-portrait styles? I'd love to see them!

Robin Meade making news.

So, this week it's a request. Robin Meade. 
You can get CNN in the UK. But I like the BBC's news on the main channels! 24 hour news broadcasting bores me to tears. You get what you need in about 10 minutes and the rest is waffle and comment!


Anyway, news is good. Especially with so much going on in the world over the last fortnight. Moubarak being ousted in Eygpt, Earthquakes in New Zealand, Uprising against Gaddafi, and so on... I pray they find a peaceful solution to their issues internally!

Sorry did I ramble on then?
So, Robin Meade, I hadn't heard of her before the request. Now, having done a little research...I find she's pretty, intelligent, has a great job!

...I think I might possibly hate her!

Seriously though, I think I might on a subconscious level. Some caricatures seem to practically draw themselves.
But there are some, like Robin here, I struggle with.
No matter how many times I try something is wrong. (Hmm. Maybe it is jealousy?)
But I need to post her today, so here she is. Flaws and all!

But she is seriously much prettier than this. And I refuse to be mean, so Robin "Sorry!!! "

I feel the need for a redraw... perhaps next week I'll get her right!
...and maybe in colour!?