I ran across ‘The Monkees Go Mod’ while perusing a bookstore and I thought I’d share a couple pages of cartoon artwork from the 1967 book. Both are drawn by Dick Hodgins, Jr. If the style has a Dennis the Menace type look, that’s because Hodgins was an assistant to Hank Ketcham drawing Ketcham’s strip ‘Half Hitch’ and helping with the Dennis strip.

Hodgins’ dad was also a cartoonist. For years he was staff cartoonist for The Orlando Sentinel in Orlando, Florida. While at the Sentinel he drew a history of Orlando comic strip and a ton of other art. Later Hodgins, Sr. joined his friend Jim Ivey at Jim’s ‘The Cartoon Museum’ to teach cartooning classes. I was one of the lucky ones to take one of those classes. I’ll have to post some Hodgins, Sr. art sometime.

Caricatues from this past weekend!!! Martha below was shy and modeled the caricatures sans herself.

This is a caricature illustration I did a few weeks ago for Donna Hartsfield, above. I met her at a restaurant near in Winter Park, Florida, and produced the entire piece there.  I didn’t want to post the photo until the recipient received it. Jeff was presented with the art last weekend, so here’s the photo of Donna and the art.

I found myself making more caricatures on July 4th. The one above was had watercolor added. The one below is a bit light because of the lighting when photographed.

Here are a few caricatures from this past weekend.

Some photos from a recent gig.

A very busy past week. Above is one of many completed pieces.

Here are a few caricatures I drew last Wednesday.

Every year I donate my time to help raise funds for the SPCA in Lakeland, Florida. Here’s a few images from the event April 17th, 2010.

I drew this for Diana Pittiger and the Simon and Simon Fan Club of the character, Rick Simon, from the television series of the 1980’s, ‘Simon and Simon’.

Here’s a caricature of my friends Kritine and Mathew from this past weekend.