Celebrity portraits I made for use as samples at the parties I worked as a caricature artist. I tried my hand at political cartoons but I found it more fun to draw celebrities and the average "Joe" .
I've always enjoyed drawing caricatures but not the kind that you do in three minutes at a party (though I've done that before) but the kind that Mort Drucker popularized in Mad Magazine and those found in editorial cartoons. It's portraiture with a twist that appeals greatly to me and is the great equalizer(second only to the Grim Reaper) because you can caricature anyone. You simply have to look at the op-ed page to see caricature used in a powerful way. Editorial cartoonists are the modern day court jesters. Even to this day, the pen is mightier than the sword. Power to the people y'all!
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