Early 20th century Bulletin cartoonist, caricaturist and illustrator, Pearce's work appeared in publications such as the Bulletin, Lone Hand and the Adelaide News.
'Self portrait in Gadfly December 1907, which states that he 'must be numbered among the finest caricaturists in Australia...[of] public men ... On wash drawings he is always excellent, having a quaint exaggerated style all his own.''.