Tim Kannard transitioned from Kannard Illustration to Laughing Dawg Studio in 2007 when he expanded focus from strictly illustration and design to include live drawing with an audience. When a friend from art school convinced him to try caricature drawing at a festival in Plymouth WI, he caught the bug for it! It was the perfect blend of socialization, comedy, and artistic challenge. At that time Tim was also involved in the sport dog world, breeding and showing cardigan welsh corgis. He found that caricature drawing was successful at both Renaissance Faires and dog events and wanted a business name that could encompass both endeavors, as well as his studio work. That was the birth of Laughing Dawg Studio.
Since that time Laughing Dawg Studio has grown steadily, both in it’s client base and the number of events and organizations it provides services for. Tim continues to love the challenges that design and illustration give him in the studio and the rush that comes from drawing and interacting with a live audience when he does caricatures. He’s been a member of the International Society of Caricature Artists, which has done a lot to open his mind to the breadth of possibility caricature has. This led him to experiment with animal caricatures. Though he fondly uses the made up word dogicatures, Tim can do caricatures of any animal and works with various pet rescue organizations and charities as his schedule permits. He can be found vending at various festivals around the Midwest early Spring to late Fall. Tim is always available for private commissions, commercial design and illustration work, and always looking to expand his schedule to include new events to draw caricatures and dogicatures at.
Outside of the studio and away from work Tim lives in Burlington, Wisconsin. He spends a lot of his free time with his family. He adores live entertainment, renaissance faires, good food, a nice cider or mead, movies, a good coffee shop, is a chocolate milk connoisseur, loves freshly made croissants, rpgs, fire performing, music, and traveling when time permits.