Live Caricature Entertainment, Graphic Recording, and Custom Illustration by Bruce Outridge Productions
Artwork by artist Bruce Outridge
Bruce Outridge Productions offers live caricature entertainment, graphic recording for events, and custom illustration for gifts, logo design, and more. If you want to learn how we started read on…….
I have to admit that it all started around the age of ten. Drawing on notebooks, being sent to my room for bad behaviour (always keep pencils and paper under your bed). I remember drawing the rock group Kiss with my good friend Jim all over our notebooks. You would think I would enjoy art class but they always wanted us to create a pot or vase, forget that I wanted to draw! I wanted to become a cartoonist even though I didn’t know what one was and the thought of more school certainly turned me off of that. So I left school and started working in the transportation industry humping furniture (good job for guys as big as me) eventually owning trucks and spending life driving up and down the highways never to pick up a pencil again. However life has a way of pushing your passions back in front of you and after a divorce I dove back into my drawing very badly at first. Low and behold here we are as an illustrator in the arts years later. How the heck did I do that? Well luck played a big part, but determination, professionalism, hard work, support, and encouragement certainly were huge on the list. My wife Carmen has played a huge role in the development of our business. Today Carmen and I both work the business and are eager to help you with your requests.
Once a year or so I get a book cover project from a new author with a dream of success through the pages. It can be a very exciting time … Continue reading Illustrating Book Covers for Independent Authors
Recently I had the pleasure of caricaturing a birthday celebration for birthday girl Nita in Burlington Ontario at the newly built Pearle Hotel. Twenty four friends got together to throw … Continue reading Caricature Artist Witnesses 50th Birthday Party Transformation -Burlington Ontario
It’s been over ten years since I visited Comicon Toronto. I used to be an artist in Artist Alley back when I was publishing my Pride Junkie Comic Series from … Continue reading Bruce Outridge Returns to Comicon Toronto after 10 Year Hiatus
I recently returned for a third time to Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo Ontario to caricature for their Lost Realm Gala. Each year the students at Wilfrid Laurier hold a … Continue reading Bruce Outridge Caricatures Students at Wilfrid Laurier-Waterloo ON
What goes into a piece of art? Art whether it be visual arts, music, acting, or writing all are more than just a final product. They are years of dedication, … Continue reading What Goes Into a Piece of Art?
At a recent Career Coaches Event students challenged me to draw a caricature of a student. This was not planned, but sure gained a lot of attention at the event. … Continue reading Student Group Challenges Presenter to Draw Student’s Caricature-Burlington ON
It was the third year for caricaturing at the Bethany’s Hope Foundation for their annul Gala in London Ontario. Each year the Gala is themed with last year being “Lady … Continue reading Caricaturing Over The Rainbow Gala for Bethany’s Hope Foundation-London ON
Recently I had the pleasure of helping the Far Side Bar in Hamilton Ontario celebrate 5 years in business by drawing caricatures of their employees, guests, and patrons. The bar … Continue reading Caricature Artist Helps Far Side Bar Celebrate 5 Years in Hamilton Ontario
It was a blast caricaturing families for Family Day at the Performing Arts Centre in St. Catharines Ontario. The St Catharines community held a free Family Day event that included … Continue reading Caricaturing Family Day at Performing Arts Centre-St Catharines Ontario
It was good to be back at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel recently drawing caricatures of travellers on a quick layover at the airport hotel. The Sheraton Gateway Hotel is attached … Continue reading Caricaturing Travellers at Sheraton Airport Hotel – Toronto Ontario
The Ontario Regional Alliance Annual Conference went Wild West at their recent annual conference in Niagara Falls Ontario and we were there to draw caricatures of the cowboys and cowgirls. … Continue reading Ontario Utility Alliance Conference Goes Wild West With Caricatures-Niagara Falls ON
I had the pleasure of caricaturing guests at the Essex Dental Society of Windsor Ontario recently for their annual dinner. The event entertainment included caricatures by myself, trivia game by … Continue reading Essex Dental Society Gets Caricatured at Annual Dinner in Windsor ON