Mark Reeve Caricaturist

Having drawn and sculpted caricature heads for Spitting Image, and worked as a political cartoonist for the Mail On Sunday, along with numerous national publications, with over 16 years of experience in live event drawing, you can be sure of receiving a professional and expert service, whether it's a wedding, Bar/Bat Mitzvah or a lavish corporate event.

I'm a caricaturist and cartoonist who started out at art college, inspired by people like Gerald Scarfe and David Levine. Got my first commissions on a pop magazine, then graduated to magazines and newspapers, before finally getting a job on the tv show Spitting Image, drawing and sculpting the clay models from which the puppets were made. Live caricature drawing is of course rather different and represents a distinct challenge. It took many years of practice to get to the level proficiency I'm at now, where I can draw an accurate cartoon likeness face to face in 3 to 5 minutes, often standing, dodging waiters and other guests, while the subject is talking and drinking.

I've been doing this for a long time; started out drawing for print media back in the 90s, but I suppose I've only been drawing for live events for about 18 years! I've since travelled the world with my sketchpad and pens: conferences in France and the USA for multi-nationals like Sodexo, not to mention the length and breadth of Britain. Also a lot of high end corporate clients like Saatchi & Saatchi, Morgan Stanley, Lazard and Credit Suisse - who were kind enough to put me up in the Paris Ritz for a night!

I've drawn for pretty much the entire gamut of live events, from weddings, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, birthdays, to all the corporate functions, seasonal parties, conferences, tv demonstrations, product promotions, shop openings, all day events like fairs and village fetes, as well as live online commissions for as far afield as Australia.

I'm a member of the Chelsea Arts Club and the British Cartoonists' Association and won the Gillray Cup for political cartooning some years back. Have also been interviewed on the Andrew Marr Show and drawn live on the itv show Loose Women.