commission

This is my last commission of this year. I used Photoshop and for the hands I studied Tom Richmond's blog. Hands and feet have always been a weak part of my cartoons, and his work has been a great help for me.

I started by making a sketch on paper, 30 x 40 cm. I scanned the sketch in two parts and made onw image of it.

Line drawing, using Painter Classic.

Adding colours in Photoshop. Hope he likes it!

caricature on chocolate

I made this caricature 7 years ago and they used it for their 50th wedding anniversary. Isn't that cute!

iPad caricatures for Osram Benelux BV

Last week was the first time I did an iPad gig, and this week I'm having 4! It's pretty exciting,it's not very easy because of the size of the screen and the lack of pressure sensitivity of the pen. But it sure is challenging! Right now I'm using Sketchbook Pro which is the easiest and fastest app for live gigs IMHO. But who knows what the future might bring...

I'm using a simple music stand which suits me just fine.

Montmartre in Eindhoven

Yesterday we celebrated the 20th anniversary of "En Profil", a dutch society of live portrait artists. We worked in the surroundings of "De Kleine Berg" in Eindhoven and thus created a small Montmartre in Holland. It was fun! Besides drawing we watched each other work, and in the evening we enjoyed a free diner at het "Javaans Eetcafé". It created a lot of (free) publicity, and we hope it will be an event that takes place every year!

Live music!

french mentor

Today we said goodbye to my son's mentor. She was the best mentor a 13 year old boy could have: very friendly and always very compassionate with her class. And with a lovely french accent! Joris will miss her!

Flower parade

Holland is known for its tulips and other colourful flowers. And we're doing lots of funny things with them, besides growing and selling them. In a small village called Anna Palowna, there's an annual flower parade. In 2010 they used my cartoon of the 'Gooische Vrouwen' as an inspiration to make this beautiful flower arrangement!

Long live the bride and groom!

It's been a while since my last cartoon for a bride and groom. I had fun making this one.