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Adrian Teal
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Caricaturist for Spitting Image & other TV. Co-creator of award-winning kids' non-fic. Open for caricature commissions. I will never listen to your podcast. www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TealCartoons 🚫GenAI

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Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · Jun 8
If you're looking for something that puts a new twist on classic pop-culture moments, these three recent pieces of mine are available to buy.

Give me a prod via @ reply or Chat messages.

#caricature #art
Caricature of Jack Nicholson as the Joker, in his 'Wait till they get a loada me!' close-up moment. Caricature of Sean Connery as 007 at a casino table and wearing a tuxedo. Caricature of Blade Runner's Roy Batty, against a neon-festooned, futuristic L.A. background. Caricature of John Cleese as Basil Fawlty trying desperately to communicate with Andrew Sachs as Manuel.
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Bane doodle.

#caricature #art
Caricature of Tom Hardy as Bane.
December 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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An important announcement from the President of the Benighted States of America:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm33...
Trump Finally Releases The Banned Files
YouTube video by Spitting Image
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Here's an old article I wrote about what I consider to be the best #caricature of all time:

open.substack.com/pub/tealcart...

#art
The Best Caricature of All Time
A Love-letter to John Hamilton Mortimer's 'The Oyster Party'.
open.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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A trio of mobsters:

Tony Soprano, Al Capone, and George Remus.

#caricature #art
Caricature of James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano. Caricature of Al Capone consulting with his lawyer. Caricature of Prohibition-era gangster George Remus. He is holding open a car door, and holding a briefcase.
December 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Acrylics on canvas.

#caricature #art
Caricature of the three main characters from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in a movie-poster style, with a graveyard at the bottom of the image, and a burning sun behind them.
December 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Poirot. I'm pleased with how the light falls on his metallic cane, and his gloved hand, here.

#caricature #art
Caricature of David Suchet as Poirot. He is raising a finger to make a point, and smiling as he does so.
December 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Final artwork and sketch of Teddy Roosevelt. Fun to draw.

#caricature #art
Caricature of Teddy Roosevelt chomping on a cigar. Caricature sketch of Teddy Roosevelt chomping on a cigar.
December 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Here's an Ahsoka commission I painted a little while back. Acrylics on canvas.

#caricature #art
Caricature of Star Wars characters Ahsoka and Baylan crossing light sabers during a fight.
December 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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My new post is about the rapid sale of my Beatles paintings:

tealcartoons.substack.com/p/cant-buy-m...

#caricature #art
Can't Buy Me, Love
The sale of my Beatles caricatures
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December 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Shelley Long in Troop Beverly Hills.
Caricature of Shelley Long in Troop Beverly Hills. She is screaming in tall undergrowth, with girl scouts in the background.
December 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Here's the Tyson Fury puppet I designed for Spitting Image.

#caricature #art
Caricature puppet of Tyson Fury holding a title belt in his big, green boxing gloves.
December 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Overheard on the train:

'My dog ate my other hamster. My mum usually deals with that sort of thing.'
December 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Here are the two versions of my 'It's A Wonderful Life' caricature. The kid at the bottom of the second iteration is no longer redolent of Munch's 'The Scream'. I don't know if this is an improvement or not.

#caricature #art
Caricature of Jimmy Stewart and his family from It's A Wonderful Life gathered around the Christmas tree. Caricature of Jimmy Stewart and his family from It's A Wonderful Life gathered around the Christmas tree.
December 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Free-to-read post about caricaturing Bill Nighy at Christmas:

open.substack.com/pub/tealcart...

#caricature #art
Christmas Is Nighy
Caricaturing the Love Actually star for a seasonal card
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December 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Always pleasing to have happy clients...
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I cannot wait to get this framed! Thanks @tealcartoons.bsky.social ! Love it!
December 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Here's a Venetian street scene I painted for the missus.

#caricature #art
Venetian street scene with a bridge over a canal, and tall buildings at slightly wonky angles.
December 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Sir Roger de Lodgerley, of Bedside Manor, Wilts.
Star of the 'Carry On' movies, Charles Hawtrey, in the role of Sir Roger de Lodgerley, of Bedside Manor, Wilts.
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Doggy commission from earlier in the year, inspired by the movie posters of the late, lamented Drew Struzon.

Acrylics on canvas.

#caricature #art
Caricature of 2 ridgeback dogs in a movie posters style, with flaming sunset, pier, beach, and palm trees.
December 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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'Beach Bum'. Acrylics on canvas.

#caricature #art
Caricature of a corgi with a big arse standing on a beach in the evening light, with a lifeguard station in the background.
December 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Chihuahua. Acrylics on canvas board.

#caricature #art
Caricature of a fluffy chihuahua next to two cocktails, and with the legend 'Sanibel Island' painted on the panelling of a beach hut behind him.
December 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Our season finale of Spitting Image has dropped.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DYn...

Also, if you head to www.spittingimageofficial.com you can see all of the episodes that the Studio C-Anal lawyers forced us to take down.
Starmer's in Home Alone?! | The Rest Is Bullsh*!t
YouTube video by Spitting Image
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Christopher Reeve as Superman. Acrylics on canvas.

This one is still available, if you're looking for Christmas gift ideas. See the Etsy store link in my Bluesky bio.

#caricature #art
Head and shoulders caricature painting of Christopher Reeve as Superman.
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Mark Twain. Pencils and white gel pen on toned paper.

#caricature #art
Caricature of Mark Twain with a cigar in his mouth.
December 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Donnie has a Bandaid on the back of his right hand.
Photo of Trump in a press conference with a Bandaid on the back of his right hand.
December 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Pete Hegseth studies.

#caricature #art
Four caricature pencil studies of Pete Hegseth.
December 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM