Barry Whitwam

The last cartoon-caricature I completed for the drummer for the sixties British Invasion band, Herman's Hermits. Barry Whitwam is the original drummer and is still with them in the UK today...though they don't have their lead singer Peter Noone. Barry is the character in the back of the picture.I always loved the cartoon style caricatures of The Beatles, The Jackson 5 and The Monkees. Sometimes caricaturists can be a bit critical of this style as we go for the "cartoony" look rather than exaggeration.Drawing very simple with a lot of lines left out can be a major challenge as sometimes you want to put that one last line in there...simple is ....simply good in this case.  Barry did message me that he he..."approved".....