Andy Meanock

I left art college at age 18 with a Btec in graphics. However, my love has always been cartoon and illustration, so I became self employed and rented a small pitch in a local shopping centre, where my caricature business started. Since then I have worked at many events, festivals, comic cons, parties, weddings and corporate events doing caricatures and have over 33 years experience. I have also worked in the comic industry and have recently released my own self published comic - The Books of Meanock. I also have a large range of caricature prints for sale and a range of organic t-shirts with my artwork on them. All of these are available from my website and Etsy shop.

After starting our art business at age 18, we offered caricatures, leather jacket painting and pencil portraits at a shopping centre (Merry Hill) for a year or so. We then worked a short time at Blackpool Central pier, returned to Worcestershire and I pursued illustration and comic work. After doing a lot of freelance work, at 25 years old, we opened a shop in our local town where I offered caricatures from photos. After 6 years, we decided to travel the country and do caricatures at events - so with just a copy of Festival Eye (which we used to sell in our shop) we set off. It was hard work back then without the internet and finding events was much more difficult. So we opened another shop in a different town, where we stayed for 11 years. 2 years ago, we closed the shop and threw everything into the art business, doing events and hire jobs. This year we have many comic cons booked and look forward to better and more profitable events and jobs.

I have worked for DC Thompson (Beano), where I illustrated a new story. I have had work in the 77 comic where I illustrated a story, Mr Meeker. This is now compiled to be made into a complete graphic novel in the near future. I have recently released my own self published comic - The Books of Meanock, which I sell on my website and Etsy shop.