Caricature Express

I just drew this man with an expression that is accepted by
by my clients when they ask me to make a woman look sexy. I was so lucky to just come across his photo right after I was trying to make both Puffy Cheeks AND Pouty Lips in the mirror.

Now, I’m not saying whether or not this man IS sexy, but I can’t
imagine this expression would seduce a woman? I think it’s unfair.
Is our society giving a double-message to women? Are we expected to be capable in all areas of our lives except sex/romance?

Note: I’ve spoken to some men about this and I heard the same complaint from them. Are they expected to take charge and be unquestioningly confident at all times?

It’s uncomfortable for me to be asked to keep such visual misconceptions alive. I prefer to draw the attitudes and shapes that are presented to me.

I still say that All shapes can be sexy.
Do what you want with your shapes.

BTW, this is a picture of an Artist named Kamal. He lives in India. I was just using this photo that he had posted of himself:

I’m still confused about it.
Is there something true about the stereotype of Sexy?
Or is it representing a personality that I’d rather not have ~

While I was drawing the requested lips onto the 3rd version
in the previous post, I was imitating the expression.
That’s how I do my Artwork - that’s how I know what to draw.
I can Feel what happens to the face by imitating the expression.

Those Pouty Lips - when I tried it, it brought pressure into the
center of my eyes. It actually took away the Cheeks which were
also requested by the client who requested Pouty Lips. Pulled the
cheeks down and in. Did not feel good. And the Artwork didn’t
make sense. Because I couldn’t really Do both Puffy Cheeks AND
Pouty Lips at the same time. Can You???

This post continues what I was writing about on March 10, 2009.

What is sexy? My client said that her logo didn’t have to look like her, but it should look ’sexy’. “What does that mean?” I asked her. She said she would like me to draw long eyelashes and pouty lips. Here’s the picture I created for her guests to sign on the mat at her Launch Party. Along with the reference Photos that I was working from:

And here’s an extra picture that I sent - because my client suggested midway through the project that I color the skin brown. After we discussed it, she decided to give me free-reign to create the piece, but I played around with it anyway. There are so many decisions that an Artist can make.
So many different ways to express her visions:

The client said that she loved the drawing. But, she continued, “I have one request can you go a little easy on the lips for the one you are emailing me. Can they be more like I’m kissing someone!” (She had ordered two pictures. One to be displayed at the Party, and another to be used on her website and business-paraphenalia.)

“Oh!” I thought. “Oh! Perhaps ‘pouty’ is just a word to describe what we’d actually See if we saw inside a soft kiss!”

“And maybe, Maybe” I thought, “We Interpret any eyelashes as being Long when we slow down so much that we’d actually feel those little things with our eyes closed.”

Maybe it has less to do with the thoughts that might causes Pout Lips and Long Eyelashes in our platonic interactions than
it really has to do with Sensuality - the physical feel of Pouty Lips and Long Eyelashes.

Here’s the Digital version that I designed for the new Spa:

Whew - It’s not easy to be an Artist. I really have to go through all that soul-searching from the sorts of things that people say to me. I also have to relive my life in comparison to the Parties that I go to. What was I like when I was 13? What was I like when I was 21? Am I generous enough now? Do these people have better relationships than I have now?

All that - Real Art. From my heart.
It’s important that I feel okay about it. So I can go on. I’m so glad that I get responses like I got after sending this one. The client wrote to me (paraphrased):

It has been a pleasure! I’m so glad you’re into my life.
Thank you so much! I so much appreciated this.

Artists are so much fun.
Here is a picture I drew of another Artist when
we were just going wild with our pens:

And here is a picture of an Artist who visited from
Belgium on a day that I was Face-Painting:

I’m coming Out with them. Here you can see some pictures from previous parties that were still on my Desktop. I want to clear out space so we can take a look at the newer stuff I’ll be posting this week.

To Hire this Artist:
(516) 579-4706
optidust@gmail.com