I caught The Insiders on ABC TV on Sunday morning and got the urge to have a go at doing a caricature from the screen. I grabbed a biro and scrap of paper and began doodling quick sketches of Brian Toohey and Gerard Henderson. The efforts weren’t great (time was short) but gave me the urge to try and do a finished caricature of Henderson.
I was struck by his pouty expression which deserted him only momentarily during the broadcast.
Online photos of him are rare but I’m going to see how I go. Here’s an initial sketch (about ten minutes work) based on a combination of photo reference and my Sunday morning sketch. It looks a little like Rupert Murdoch at this stage.
Here’s a follow-up sketch. About another 20 minutes work here and it’s starting to look a little less Murdoch and a little more Henderson.