Gone to the Dogs
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I originally started with Kamans Art Shoppes back in 2005 as a portrait artist. Then I started drawing caricatures in 2006 at Sea World Orlando with Joe Bluhm, Aaron Philby, Dino Casterline, Nate Grahm, Dan Hay, and Ken Knafou. I’ve been drawing caricatures for 10 years. Grigor Eftimov, Joe Bluhm, Salvador Dali, Marlo Meekins and Gerald Scarfe were big influences.
Besides the book, I have been doing a lot of inner work and exploring the mysteries of the world, which has given me so many creative ideas for future projects.
My recent trip to Japan changed my life, even though I was only there for a week. People are so respectful, and I feel Kage Nakanishi has created an epic empire for caricaturists with his Caricature Japan business. He has really inspired me with his generosity and care to the caricature world.
I created a book to bring joy and inspiration to those who love caricatures and/ or animals. Plus I chose mostly famous pets to relate a popular likeness that most can appreciate and laugh at. I also put the drawings of the supporters’ pets in the book as a “thank you” for helping my business become what it is today. After releasing my first celebrity caricature book, Beasted, back in 2012, I leaped into the pet world, which inspired me to create the new fun, funny and exaggerated book called Little Beasties! This book will be filled with over 40 finished color caricature studio pieces of famous pets and around 200 pet sketches overall. I love animals and their personalities. Like humans, their uniqueness can be captured and artistically expressed, which is so fun and interesting to exaggerate. Inside the book, I have added just about all of the drawings of the furry little subjects that I drew for the supporters of my Little Beasties business as a way to give back for helping its growth. Three years in the making, this book is all but done except for getting it printed. I am using Kickstarter to raise money to make this book come to fruition. The help that I get will be highly rewarded and much appreciated.
Little Beasties kickstarter campaign: now through the end of August!
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