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A recent large acrylic painted I recently finished up

JayZ caricature

Just a quick caricature of Mr Jay Z

Tyrion Lannister - Peter Dinklage

Big Game of thrones fan, here is my Tyrion Lannister caricature, progress shots on my fb page - https://www.facebook.com/UAECaricature

Bill Murray - again

My 3rd Murray, I just cant get enough of his face. This was an experiment to see how good a likeness I could get from the interior of his face.

The Bear and the Parrot - Acrylic on paper

Just a little painting I was working on today. I think these 2 would be good friends

Walter White Caricature

I'm a big Breaking Bad fan, here is my take on Walt AKA Heisenberg

Wandering Storm - Acrylic on Canvas

The second of my large canvases, another 6ft x 5ft piece. Check out - https://www.facebook.com/MattRyderwildlifeart for progress shots on this piece

The Bull - Acrylic on Canvas

I have recently started a new project and am working on some very large canvases. This is a 6ftx5ft canvas. Progress shots and also a couple of videos of my process can be found here - https://www.facebook.com/MattRyderwildlifeart

Pharrell Williams caricature

Man of the musical moment, Pharrell Williams. Had fun with this illustration, limiting my palette to shades of red

Gandhi Caricature

Wanted to do one of Gandhi for a while. I went with the traditional option and painted this legendary figure with watercolour and Gouache

Michael McIntyre Caricature Illustration

I love being an Illustrator in Dubai, and I love seeing my work in print. This was a recent illustration completed for Timeout Dubai

Louis C K caricature

Digital painting of one of my favorite comedians

Live group caricatures

I have done a few events recently that called for large groups to be caricatured on one sheet. I offer this as an alternative to group commissions from photos as this works out to be more cost and time effective to the customer. Always good fun !

Dan Brown Caricature

Florence and the Machine Caricature

Last weekend I had the awesome task of caricaturing live at the Florence and Machine Sandance event in Dubai. Here was a digital painting I completed of Florence before hand.

Mark Wahlberg caricature

Here is a recent illustration I completed of Marky Mark.

Will I AM Caricature

Here is a recent illustration of Will I Am, just in time for his new album !

Kim Jong Un Caricature

Here is a quick digital painting of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

The Stags Head - watercolour

I take great pleasure in painting these watercolour animals. This is one of my bigger ones 30 Inches x 22.5 inches. Painted over 2 days, probably around 8 or 9 hours total.

Matt Ryder Caricature on Facebook

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I update this daily. Go on, give it a thumbs up. I'm doing a give away competition when I reach 500 Likes !

Rainn Wilson Caricature

I enjoyed this one immensely ! The Office USA is one of my favorite shows (even prefer it to the UK one). As an Illustrator in Dubai this is the kind of work I really get my teeth into !

 

Wedding caricature Dubai

If your looking for some unique entertainment for your wedding in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or anywhere else in the UAE, why not get in touch. I have performed at 100's of weddings across the globe and am the only live wedding caricature business in the region. Go on, you know you want to ! 

Live Caricature Dubai

Here was a recent caricature completed at an event at Meydan in Dubai. It was great fun and this guy was a good sport. It took around 5 minutes. 

New self caricature

As my Dubai Caricature business grows I think it's important that my nose grows with it. So here is my new self caricature and logo !

Noel Gallagher Caricature

This is the third time I have attempted to draw this guy and finally I have one I'm happy with !

Daniel Day Lewis Caricature

Lincoln was a great film and DDD deserved the Oscar ! Here is my take on this talented guy.

My website & Facebook

If you enjoy the blog be sure to check out my website - www.mattrydercaricature.com and my business facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/UAECaricature and dont forget to like the page so you can stay upto date with all the goings on of a Dubai caricaturist ! 

Ian Brown - Stone Roses

I'm going to see the Stone Roses in concert tonight in Dubai, so thought I would paint a little tribute to Ian Brown. Mad for it !

Sylvester Stallone Caricature

Not my first attempt at this guys face !

Ryan Gosling caricature

This one is watercolor

Tommy Lee Jones caricature

He sure has the face for it

Pope caricature

In light of the popes retirement, I thought I would do a little caricature of him ! 

Mr Orangutan - Watercolour

This is my biggest watercolour to date, 30Inches x 22Inches

Margaret Thatcher - process

So omne of the things that really help me to learn new painting techniques is to look at step by step processes. I'm not saying this is the best way, but I documented some of my process for the Maggie Thatcher piece. Hope you find it useful in some way !