DARA O'BRIAIN

Ingredients:
Pencil. Then ink. Then Photoshop.

STEVE JOBS

This sketch of the Apple head honcho was done as an entry in the NCN monthly competition. I had some real trouble doing this one and had about 5 different attempts before deciding on this version...........

LIVE WORK

I thought I'd make up for the recent lack of live work posts so here's some photo's from a gig I had earlier in the beautiful Radisson Hotel in Stillorgan.......

'BIG PHIL' SCOLARI

Now that the over-rated Portugese have crashed out of Euro 2008, this man can now focus on turning his efforts into managing Chelsea FC. I say he gets the boot within the year..........

MIKE GIBLIN

Mike Giblin......'nuff said.

RUSSELL BRAND

It's been a while since my last post so I thought I'd do a sketch of my most favorite celebrity right now.....Russell Brand.
The guy is a genius and one of the funniest people around today. If you get a chance to read his Biography 'My Booky Wook' then do, it's a shocking but very funny read.
Also, his show on BBC Radio 2 on Saturday nights is well worth a listen.

MATT DAMON

Pencil sketch of the star of all 15 Jason Bourne movies.........

THE WIFE!!!! (Karen, in other words)

I should get a medal for bravery for doing this one. It could easily have ended up in the divorce courts but thankfully I managed to pull it off. And Karen was ever so slightly chuffed too so everyone goes home happy.......

NICK CAVE

Here's a quick digital sketch of the Australian crooner and eternal master of cool.

THE CARICATURE GUY!!!!

Here's a quick one (I must start doing some slow ones soon) of another very talented artist, Adam Pate (aka The Caricature Guy) from Cleveland, Ohio.

ME!!

This stroke of genius was done by Terry 'Tel' Dunnett as an entry on the 'Firing Squad section of the NCN.
I've only just seen it for the first time myself so I'm still slightly gob-smacked!!

AVRAM GRANT

The Chelsea manager......well, for the time being at least, until Abramovich decides that his number is up.

ARSENE WENGER

As a Liverpool fan, it gave me great pleasure to see them knock the stuffing out of Arsenal tonight. What a match though!!!
Anyway, thought this might cheer up any miserable Gooners out there because you ain't gonna win the Premiership either!!! Neither are Liverpool for that matter but still..........

NEIL DAVIES

This was done an entry in the 'Firing Squad' section of the National Caricaturist Network where artists post their mugshots for others to take a pop at. This is my effort of the very talented Neil Davies aka 'Single Serving Jack'.

BRIAN COWEN

And this is the guy who looks set to take over from Bertie as political leader of our country. Let's hope that at least his leadership qualities are attractive......

WAYNE ROONEY & RONALDO

As far as I can remember, the last time I did a sketch of any kind using a Bic biro was probably on the back of a copybook in a class room during my school days instead of listening to the teacher.......
I just decided to try this painfully talented duo with said biro for a change rather than the old reliable pencil........I think i could get used to it.

BERTIE AHERN II

..........and here's the same sketch with a dash of Photoshop CS2.

BERTIE AHERN

Here's a quick pencil sketch of the soon to be ex-political leader of Ireland, Bertie Ahern.

REM

Well.....two thirds of R.E.M. anyway. I've always had a problem when it came to drawing Michael Stipe but I'll keep plugging away. This will have to do for now........

SIR ALAN SUGAR

I'm not normally a huge fan of reality television but I decided, after hearing so much about previous series, to bite the bullet and check out the new series of 'The Apprentice' which features this guy. I'm afraid to say that I'm already hooked.
Nicholas was the first contestant to be fired from the first episode. Why? Well, you can see for yourself here