Hadlow Manor Hotel

On Sunday I attended a great wedding fair at Hadlow Manor Hotel with the Wedding Experience.

It was great meeting a whole new group of brides and grooms to be, along with a few others who have already booked me for later in the year.

Hope all who attended had as much fun as I did!

Time Travelling Cartoonist

 Situated in the heart of the english countryside is a little known venue called the Lost Village of Dode. What remains of this historic village is a quaint little church that hosts all manner of parties, and this evening was a fun evening of medieval craziness.
I attended the 40th Birthday of Barbara and what a different party it was.. medieval music played to a scene of kings, queens knights and damsels all drinking wine and eating hog roast (of which I had a little.. yum yum) while a crazy jester played pranks a plenty...
oh and some bloke wandered around drawing medieval caricatures.
Here's a couple of pics that I took, hope you like!

Huge thanks to Barbara for having me there and the personalised embroidered napkin I received serves as a lovely memento of a great evening.. loved every minute. Thank you!

A entertaining gig

Last night I attended the wedding of Gareth and Louisa in Sandwich, and it was a really entertaining night.
It was another great crowd and everyone was up for a laugh, always nice to see people enjoying a wedding for what it should be.. a fun night with family and friends.
Pictured left is a caricature I drew of an amazing punk/skiffle band that played on the night.. truly funny guys. They kindly gave me a cd of their music in return for their caricature.. thanks guys, I love it!
Their website can be found at http://www.bendercrackcorn.com/
Check them out, but expect craziness!

Celebrity of the Month: February 2011

February's celebrity of the month just had to be Christopher Lee, who received a lifetime achievement award at this year's BAFTAs.
I've always been a huge fan of Christopher, watching him in various roles in the Hammer Horror pictures, right up to his recent roles in the Star Wars movies and Lord of the Rings. You even see him popping up in small bit parts in films such as Burke & Hare and Season of the Witch.
I even had the pleasure of working on the set of a movie last year that featured the man himself. Such an honour to be in the presence of a real cinema legend.
Keep your eyes peeled as he's bound to be in many more roles to come!

Steve Lebowski

Just thought I'd add a quickie caricature I drew of my good friend and fellow caricaturist Steve Hearn.

Hope you like, and more importantly.. I hope he does!

Herald of Spring 2011

Before the inevitable sleep falls over me I thought I'd post a few more pics from this weekend.

I was booked in the lovely town of Epsom once more for the annual Herald of Spring Medieval Fair.. and what a great weekend it was. 

Many people popped by to be drawn as Knights, Damsels in distress, Kings and Queens including these lovely people who saved me having to use my imagination by dressing in amazing costumes.

It made my own costume pale into insignificance in comparison.. I must up my game and get a big crazy hat in case I'm asked back next year!

 It's the early hours of Saturday morning and I'm not long back from an incredibly enjoyable booking at Cooling Castle Barn.
Sadly, I didn't get a photo of the bride and groom with their caricature but here's some pics of their guests with caricatures.




Thank you all for being drawn, you were a lovely crowd.

Most importantly, Big Congrats to Kate & Stevie, a really nice couple.. I wish you all the very best for the future.

Thanks to the handy little Lumix camera Mai bought me for my birthday, more pics like these will follow from different events I attend.

Speaking of which, I'd best be off to bed.. up in 5 hours for a weekend of drawing medieval caricatures in Epsom!