I was recently approached to do what I thought was going to be a series of portraits of a client’s dogs-mainly a head and shoulders kind of thing. We met for coffee to discuss the project, and he surprised me with his vision: all of his dogs-past and present set in a Nebraska field during… Read More
There has been a lot of interest in our book, “The Oracles Fables”. If you weren’t able to get a copy, we’d be very happy to send one to you. Here’s how it works: go to PayPal and make a payment of $24.95 to my sign in (kerrtoons@cox.net). That covers postage and handling in the… Read More
It has been a real honor to be asked to do the “caricature” art for the Salvation Army’s DJ’s Hero luncheon for the past five or six years. In the process, I have been able to hear some amazing stories, and met some phenomenal people. Every speaker has faced amazing challenges, and it has been my… Read More
We are very excited to announce the launch of our first children’s book, “The Oracles Fables”. Inside the 32-page hardbound book you’ll find life lessons for children based on quotes from the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett. The stories themselves are created in the spirit of Aesop’s Fables. Each tale illustrates all-too-human behavior by animal… Read More
I never met Auntie Peg. That’s a real pity, because I think we would have really gotten along well. She was my grandfather’s sister, so I guess that puts her into the realm of Great-Auntie Peg. There are a lot of photos, and even some home movies of her from the 1920’s in the family… Read More
My great-grandfather moved to the United States from a small town in Scotland, and his side of the family was made up of businessmen and industrialists. They were the beneficiaries of the mercantile society of the Industrial Revolution, taking advantage of the United Kingdom’s need for thread. The Coats and Clarke brand was successful to… Read More
People like to put people in slots. It’s a great way to create some order in your personal chaos, and quite frankly, it’s fun to put people in their place. In fact, most surnames come from just that kind of logic. In old England, for example, you could have been the poor sod who made… Read More
Life drawing is amazing, and an intense crash course that hones your observation and drafting skills. For the uninitiated, it’s about a two to three hour session where you draw models who will pose for varying lengths of time. Usually, you start a session with gesture poses, where a model will hold a position from… Read More
A good friend just posted that he was going to be going to court to serve as the courtroom artist for the Adrian Peterson hearings. It reminded me of some of the cases I have been asked to cover over the years, and for the uninitiated, it’s some of the most intense drawing you will… Read More
