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When somebody commissions you to do a caricature of them, it can be like walking a tightrope. The line between mild amusement and offense can be so easily crossed.

This is especially a problem with customers who are lawyers, and particularly, as I have recently found, with ones who are your boss. Further, the problem is enormously amplified in respect of noses… Noses, and the amplification of noses.

Some think there is a connection between long noses and Pinocchio. Apparently Pinocchio and his long nose had something to do with lying.

Why lawyers should be sensitive about that, I have...

The launch of this website is wonderfully exciting. Life was whizzzing past so fast, that I decided the website I always intended to have must be made now, or it might never be. And I think it looks fantastic, I’m sure you will agree.

At the same time painting and drawing has become a huge part of my life, swamping out other things I used to spend my time on, and filling up all the little gaps at the edges of my daily routines. My mind is constantly dwelling on design, composition and medium; my eyes zooming in on pattern,...