The Graduate Cartoon - Dustin Hoffman and Katharine Ross

The Graduate is hilarious and Dustin Hoffman is so good in it. I watched it the other day when I was supposed to be applying for a scholarship and I'm still not sure if this the perfect or worse movie to watch when you are having doubts about applying to grad school, ha. Nonetheless, its awesome, so do check it out if you haven't already. Did I mention I love Dustin Hoffman? Left: Kathrine Ross as Elaine Robinson; right: Dustin Hoffman as Ben Braddock. Click on the drawing for the full size. Screen cap taken from the DVD.

Posted at 10/26/2009 | Labels: , , , , | 3 Comments

Mr Hudson Cartoon

Ladies and gentlemen I should have been doing my Communications 130 homework, instead I present you with a cartoon of the fantastic singer Mr. Hudson. If you have not heard it yet, I suggest you check out Mr Hudson and the Library's fab first album Tale of Two Cities (as I work in a library, I love the name of his backing band). Also, Mr Hudson's new album Straight No Chaser comes out very soon, which features the awesome songs "Supernova" (featuring Kanye West), "White Lies," and "Everything is Broken" (featuring the Kid Cudi). Photo from a GQ spread I found on Mr. H's website: http://www.mrhudson.com/.

Posted at 10/06/2009 | Labels: , , , | 2 Comments

Alexa Chung Cartoon

A cartoon of the tres cool Alexa Chung from MTV's "It's On with Alexa Chung." Unfortunately we don't get "It's On" on MTV Canada, but we do get "Gok's Fashion Fix," which Alexa co-hosts with the fantastic Mr. Gok Wan. The original photo is from a photoshoot Alexa did for this month's Nylon magazine's TV issue. I got the picture from my online Zinio subscription.

As a side note: I might not be able to update that frequently until the end of December (maybe one drawing a month). The reason is that it is my last semester of university, so I have many papers to write and grad school applications to prepare for (wish me luck, ha ha). If you don't want to miss an update, I suggest "following" the blog or signing up to the site's RSS feed. Thanks!


Posted at 9/19/2009 | Labels: , , , , | 6 Comments

SocialVibe

Hey everyone,

For Blogger's 10th birthday they have added a new amazing widget called SocialVibe, which gives donations to various charities around the world. Here’s how it works: each charity is backed by several sponsors, who will donate money when you interact with the widget. Instead of you donating money, the sponsor will donate money when you rate video clips, answering quick questions, play games etc. For example, when the widget is sponsored by “Melrose Place” you are simply asked to pick your favourite character. By choosing a character, the sponsor will then donate money to the charity. It’s quick, simple, fun, and most importantly helps others.

I’ve located the widget at the top of the second sidebar (under Social Vibe) and have chosen the charity World Food Programme, which fights huger worldwide. This is such a fun and easy way to help a worthy charity out, so I really appreciate you guys interacting with the widget. Also, please make sure to answer the sponsor's question to ensure the donation is made (just clicking on the widget or only watching the video does not result in a donation). To add a similar widget to your blog, please visit blogger buzz here: http://buzz.blogger.com/2009/09/earn-charity-donations-on-blogger-with.html.

Thanks so much,

Jamie

Posted at 9/05/2009 | Labels: | 3 Comments

"Being Erica" / Erin Karpluk Cartoon

Here's a cartoon I just did of Erica Strange (as played by Erin Karpluk) from the wonderful CBC show "Being Erica." All five girls in the cartoon are Erica at different stages in her life (high school, career, grad school). In the show, Erica travels through time, thanks to her mysterious therapist Dr. Tom, to hopefully correct past mistakes. For those in Canada you can watch all of season one on CBC's website here: http://www.cbc.ca/beingerica/videos.html. For more on Erin Karpluk, visit her fansite here: http://erin-karpluk.com/. Picture found here. Click on the cartoon for larger.

Posted at 8/31/2009 | Labels: , , , , | 0 Comments

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Comic

Okay, I absolutely hate working in greyscale, but I thought I'd challenge myself today. I'm not sure if I like the outcome or not, but I think, well more like hope, it looks enough like original picture to post. Anyway, my best friend and I saw 500 Days of Summer a week ago and we both loved Joseph Gordon-Levitt in it. I’ve always enjoyed his work and I think he's got the charisma of my favourite classic actors from the sixties (he oddly reminds me of Peter O'Toole - good at both comedy and drama in the same role). If you’d like to see my previous 500 Days of Summer comic with Joseph and Zooey Deschanel– click here. Photo from http://josephgordonlevitt.org/photos/index.php. You can visit Mr. Gordon-Levitt’s twitter here: http://twitter.com/hitRECordJoe.

Posted at 8/27/2009 | Labels: , , , , , | 10 Comments

Daria Werbowy Drawing

A drawing of the lovely Daria Werbowy, who is a supermodel, artist, and famous Canadian. The drawing is based on the August cover of Paris Vogue. For other fellow Canadians, September's Flare has a wonderful 30th birthday issue that features three covers with Daria! I found the photo at The Daria Files: http://dariawerbowy.onsugar.com/.

Posted at 8/14/2009 | Labels: , , , | 4 Comments

Chris Pine and Zoe Saldana Cartoon

My friend Jas seconded I draw Chris Pine, so here is a cartoon of a very cute picture of Zoe Saldana and Chris Pine in Japan. Both actors are from the new excellent Star Trek movie. Zoe plays Nyota Uhura and Chris plays Captain James Tiberius Kirk. Picture from ChrisPine.org via StarTrek_ONTD. Click for full size.

Posted at 8/06/2009 | Labels: , , , , , | 5 Comments

Kerfuffle on Twitter!

Hey guys,

So I finally got around to setting up a Twitter account. The address is: http://twitter.com/kerfuffleblog . So if you would like to recieve tweets when I have updated, feel free to follow! I will also tweet when I have update Little Paper Dresses.

Also, I'd like say a huge thank you to the awesome James Kyson Lee, who posted my cartoon of him on his twitter as "Fan Art of the month": http://twitpic.com/cjwt6. So cool - I'm really excited! Also, big thanks to the lovely Sammie T. for letting him know it was me, ha.



Cheers,
Jamie

Posted at 8/03/2009 | Labels: | 2 Comments

James Kyson Lee Cartoon

(Roc Boys) And the Winner is... Sammie T!

I ran a contest in my last post asking for the best suggestion for my next drawing and I decided to go with Sammie's suggestion of James Kyson Lee! James plays Ando on the NBC show Heroes. You can read his Twitter here: http://twitter.com/JamesKysonLee. Picture from here.

For the look, I went with a similar background and simplistic style as my cartoons of Marc Jacobs and Kanye West, which seem to be fairly popular. Also, I may draw some more of the suggestions in the near future - thanks guys!


Posted at 8/01/2009 | Labels: , , , , , | 12 Comments

I don't do requests but...

Okay as you all know, I no longer take requests due to my busy school/work schedule, but I was wondering if anyone has any great suggestions for who I should draw next? I was thinking of drawing Chris Pine or Zoe Saldana or Lily Cole or Sean Avery or maybe Anna Farris, but I'm curious to know what celebrities people currently like. Please leave your suggestions in the comment section. I will draw the best suggestion in two weeks when I am done my final papers (that also means there will be no updates till the first week of August, sorry). You may also suggest what styles (ie. comic, cartoon, drawing) you would like me draw more of.


Thanks!
Jamie

Posted at 7/18/2009 | Labels: , | 15 Comments

Emma Watson Drawing

Strangely, I just made a post about this lovely peach Chanel dress the other day on Little Paper Dresses (my other blog) and then I came across this photo of Emma Watson wearing the same dress today, so I decided to draw it. Emma Watson plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies and can also be seen in the new Burberry ads for the fall. I found the picture on the cute blog: http://emmawatsonupdates.wordpress.com/ . Click on the picture for a more detailed larger size version.

Posted at 7/11/2009 | Labels: , , , | 7 Comments

Karen Elson and Coco Rocha Cartoon

I love this photo of Karen Elson (sitting) and Coco Rocha (lying down) from July's Vogue magazine. I bought the magazine mainly because Sienna Miller was on the cover, but once I got it home I knew I had to draw this beautiful photo. Coco is my favorite model (read her awesome blog here) and I've always been a fan of Karen (she's pretty awesome - she has a vintage clothing boutique, directs and performs in a cabaret group, and is married to Jack White of the White Stripes). I went with a simple, light background because I didn't want to take away from the lovely girls. I'm quite happy with how it turned out. Picture from the Fashion Spot. Please click on the drawing for a larger size.

Posted at 6/28/2009 | Labels: , , , , | 4 Comments

Happy 10th Birthday Blogger!

In late August, Blogger is turning 10 years old! (Read more about it here on Blogger Buzz and here on the Google Blog).

I first started using Blogger in August 2004, when I was in grade 12. I had a rather esoteric blog called “So, do you like books?,” which now rests somewhere in blog heaven. After seriously considering never drawing again in my life and not producing any artistic works for over a year, I starting fooling around on Photoshop drawing cartoons with a mouse that barely worked. In December 2005, during my first semester of university, I started “What a Kerfuffle! An Art Blog” as a place to post my rather shaky drawings. After, receiving several positive comments on my hastily drawn cartoons, I actually went out and bought a Wacom tablet to produce much better drawings. Thanks to Blogger and the encouragement of other bloggers, I actually started to enjoy drawing again and four years later cannot live without posting at least one drawing a month. I love blogger because I get to interact with old friends and people from around the world with similar interests. Also, it’s pretty cool that I can track down my progress as both a cartoonist and writer through my blog archive (as illustrated in the examples below). Thanks Blogger for giving me a wonderful hobby back and the self esteem to share my work!

Happy 10th Birthday Blogger!

Keep up the great work for another 10 excellent years,

Sincerely,

Jamie McCarthy

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From 2005 -2009: Cartoons, Drawings, and Comics (click on each for larger).


Posted at 6/20/2009 | Labels: | 5 Comments

Zachary Quinto Cartoon

I love the "How to buy __" features in GQ magazine shot by Paola Kudacki – “How to buy a tuxedo with Brandon Flowers” was illuminating. (Yes, I'm a female who every once and a while reads GQ - it is my opinion that the magazine is secretly meant for ladies because why else would there be so many male models/handsome actors in it and what man buys his own clothes? The whole Megan Fox obsession is a put on to fool men into buying it, ha.) Anyway enough of my rants, this cartoon is based on "How to buy a Raincoat" with the adorable Zachary Quinto (owner of the best eyebrows in Hollywood) who plays Spock in the new incredible Star Trek movie and awesome brain-eater Sylar in Heroes (see my Heroes cartoon here). Please click on the cartoon for a larger size. Thanks to Sam for the inspiration - lol.





Posted at 6/13/2009 | Labels: , , , , , , | 6 Comments

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