Rory McIlroy Caricature

Next to football, golf is another passion of mine. So I had to paint the best golfer in the world today. This would be a dream job for me, so if there is anyone out there looking for a golf related caricature/painting, gimme a shout!

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Rory McIlroy sketch

Just a quick Roy McIlroy sketch before some client work..

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Seve Ballesteros

I started this painting a couple of weeks ago when the Ryder Cup was on. I always get hit with golf fever when any of the big tournaments are on, but the Ryder Cup is a bit special. On the eve of the tournament, I was listening to a podcast (BBC 5 live I think) and they were listing their top Ryder Cup players.

This got me thinking about mine and for me, there was only one candidate, Seve Ballasteros. Both as a player and a captain, he was inspirational for the European team. And for me, the year he captained the team to victory at Valderrama will always stay in my mind as one of the best sporting moments I can remember.

So I had to include the Valderrama clubhouse in the painting, with Seve wearing his trademark navy blue jumper with white shirt, which he always wore on the final round of a tournament.

Technically, I am starting to find an aesthetic I am becoming more content with. I've had a few comments saying my work looks like oil paint, and I instantly break out in a big cheesy smile, because that's exactly what I am after. I love realism but I am trying to get away from hyper-realistic photo realism. I figured, if people wanted hyper realistic photo realism, they would just use a photo! I want to leave some brush stokes showing in there and throw in some random colours that you wouldn't expect to see. I'm still working on being more loose in this way, but I'm getting there.

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Seve Ballesteros details

DETAILS!! Still a work in progress but this is an extreme close-up showing the loose brush strokes and random colours I like to have in my work.

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Seve Ballasteros painting WIP

Just a quick one here to show is crop of a painting I am working on. One of my heroes, Seve Ballasteros...

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