Pen Jones

Could a caricature from a photo be the perfect Xmas gift? I think Yes! I do have a vested interest here though, because I DRAW them!Creative gifts are the perfect way to tell your loved one you appreciate them at Xmas and in this blogpost I’ll be talking about how to order your own caricature for a Xmas gift this year.Don’t believe me?(I’m the one trying to sell them!), check out my 5 star…

Hi guys, it’s Ben ‘Pen’ Jones here again. Thank you to everyone who clicks on and reads my blogs, every click helps people see what I can do and me to get work. I love ya!In this blogpost I’ll be teaching the nervous and un-initiated how to hire a caricaturist, a little bit about what kind of events I attend(hint; it’s everything), what you can expect from me as a caricaturist and more. About to…

Graphic Recording has many names*. Anyone trying to google someone who does what I do will attest to that! Whatever the term you use to describe it, most people will agree, live Graphic Recording is a really unique and special addition to a meeting. My live drawing illuminates otherwise commonplace meetings and anchors the event in the memories of the attendees, with the document itself being…

Corporate events are a fine art. I’ve attended enough as a caricaturist to know, some things work well and some things are a flop. Biased as I undoubtedly am, I think that having a Caricaturist at these events is the perfect conversation-starter.At the majority of Corporate events I’ve attended there will invariably be piles of tat with the company logo on it, and unplayed-with games, but I’ll…

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Do you have an idea for a portrait that you’ve been aching to get drawn for a loved one for ages now?It’s a new year, I’m in a new house, but I am still Pen Jones and my pens are at the ready to draw your portrait this January!Even if your portrait idea seems crazy, hard to draw, enormous or unaffordable, why not drop me a line to ask for my advice.Even if you don’t go ahead with the work, I love…

Hi all, after a lengthy gap in between blogposts I’m back, to talk a little bit about my work in Visual recording.Visual Recording goes by many names (Like Rudy Van De Sarzio from the Mighty Boosh), including Visual Minutes, Graphic Recording, Creative Documentation, Live Scribing, Visual Facilitation AND Visual Scribing. Phew!While the multiplicity of names makes it harder to advertise, it does…

Live Scribing, Visual Minutes and Visual Facilitation are just some of the multitudinous terms for what I like to term Visual Minutes.

Live Scribing, Visual Minutes and Visual Facilitation are just some of the multitudinous terms for what I like to term Visual Minutes. As well as working most weekends as a Caricaturist at events like weddings and parties, I attend conferences and work meetings to attempt to zhush up the company’s record of an important meeting. Visual minutes for Wolverhampton Methodist Circuit Regular minutes…

Caricature Artist Pen Jones, is my superhero pseudonym. No, I do not save alsatians from burning buildings, but I have a humble superpower, being able to caricature for quite a few hours in a row. Check out this week's blogpost...

Hen parties are fun. I've drawn at tons of them in the past and I've ALWAYS had a good time. And I know what you're thinking, but it's not true, they are always unexpectedly wholesome and I invariably end up having great conversations about art! Read on..

The Cartoonist life can be a bit unpredictable, or at least erratic. three weeks may go by with nary a pen raised in work, then the weekend rolls in and you find yourself drawing a caricature every five minutes for 6 hours straight! Yesterday was such a d

The Cartoonist life can be a bit unpredictable, or at least erratic. three weeks may go by with nary a pen raised in work, then the weekend rolls in and you find yourself drawing a caricature every five minutes for 6 hours straight!Yesterday was such a day, tramping all across the west midlands in the service of the giant posca marker in the sky. Read on to find out more… DANCE ACROSS…

Caricaturist for Hire- Pen Jones Caricatures at YOUR event!

Caricaturist for Hire I be, and caricaturing at your party is my game! Check out these pics from last summer’s parties that I had neglected to post before, hear about what’s next, and read more about the ups, downs, and half smile-frowns of being a caricaturist for hire…Every click counts folks! 😉 Hi all! If you don’t know me already my name is Ben ‘Pen’ Jones, so-called for my propensity for…

Colour or Black and White. Caracatures, characatures, or …..charcuturie?

Colour or Black and White, Caracatures, Caractures, Charivstures, even charcuturies. My drawings have been called many things through the years and I sometimes wonder if I should have chosen an easier to pronounce profession!Whatever your mouth chooses to call my caricatures, I do not judge, and I will be there for you, pen at the ready, to make you and your friends laugh and smile. On a general…