Caricature Express

Aha. This is how we learn.
How we figure out where we are now
and what we need to do now.
It changes as surely as whether or not I need to wear a jacket.
It changes as surely as what size clothing to wear.

Today I was just jumping in - drawing quick black/white pics. For practice.
The first one is fine:

The 2nd one is too:

Quickly. On to the 3rd one.
AAGGHHKK! This is what happened!

I threw it onto the floor. Jumped in again. I can do this:

Or so I thought. It was still Unacceptible to me.
So I caved in - took an extra minute for a Predraw, and
Voila:

I’m thinking that these days I should make that predraw for
a 3/4-view male. There have been plenty of times that it
wasn’t needed, but for now
it looks like this is what I need to do.
Knowing what approach to use
is as important as knowing when to open the throttle on the open road
and when to creep along with the rush-hour traffic.

Know Thyself. At every moment.

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(516) 579-4706
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If an Artist shows me a sketchbook of all perfect pictures, I doubt if it’s the real thing. Sketchbooks, time-off, that’s for learning, trying new things. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t.

This first picture that I’m posting today - It’s embarassingly horrible. Could that have come out of Me???

So I redid it - And this second picture is just ridiculous:

Get a grip, Alison. I slowed down, did a predraw, and finally came up with a usable picture. Drawing in my living-room is so different than drawing at a Party or in the Studio:

These pictures were created at a recent Communion
where they had me drawing on t-shirts.
Some of those kids were a bit younger.
So small, so cute -
the way they stand there ready for fun.

I wish I could get some photos of the kids dancing and
running around in their Party Shirts, but I feel self-conscious
about staying late to take photographs. It looks great - like
these big faces are mingling. Besides, I had to run to another
Party right after I finished this one.

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

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

I enjoy working at Bank Openings.
It’s such a relaxed atmosphere.

I made lots of Caricatures at a recent opening of a Chase Bank in Brooklyn.
It’s late - no time to scan them all. But here are some of them:

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