Caricature Express

Tomorrow I’ll be drawing at a 50th Birthday.
I’m supposed to draw 20 (or more) people on a page.
Haven’t done that in a while, so I decided to practice
from photos of people on the web.

It’s a good thing that I do my homework. So I’ll ‘know
my lines’ before it’s time to go on.

Because the first picture I made,
started making, hmmmm, no way
am I going to fit twenty people on this
22×28 paper:

So I started again, figuring that I would make the
first person, the ‘Guest of Honor’ largest, and make
the other people smaller. But I kept forgetting -
kept making everyone the same size. Forced myself
to get smaller, but it was too late. Forced myself
to finish the picture with twenty people no matter
what size/part I made them:

I like these pictures. I feel comfortable to approach
tomorrow’s project. No predraw.

I sincerely hope the set-up is good - hoping
for a good spot at a good table. If I have to use
my easel, the drawing board is too heavy and cumbersome
to feel ‘right’.

I love my jobs. No matter how much I study and plan,
I can never control Everything about it. Yet I know
what my approach will be. Well, at least I know
what questions to ask myself.

Oh what to do -
Everyone upright? Or flipping around on their heads?
Wild predraws directing the faces? Or direct inking without predraws?
Color? Or Black/white?
And those are just general decisions about the Composition.
The questions continue as I figure out how to draw each face!

Creating Artwork is a way to Exercise the ability to make Decisions.

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When I see how some of these kids are posing
with their Caricatures, I’m thinking that
“Wow - I really like these people.”

Most people in this world just want some attention,
some appreciation. Fun. Any sort of positive interaction.
And they respond with such pleasant surprises to
people who give them this attention.

It’s so easy to be angry at the world. To not try.
To just sit there angry because we don’t already
Have everything we want. But the strife of life
isn’t anybody else’s fault. The people out here
are just good people. Enjoying the ride even
though they are striving to fulfill their own hopes
and dreams too.

I’m so happy that I have the opportunity to see
so many people:

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What a pleasant surprise I had last week.
There I was, drawing at a restaurant on Fire Island.

The woman I was drawing was talking to me.
“I had this done years ago”, she was saying.
“It’s at my house, right across the street”.

“I’d be interested in seeing it”, I said.
To see if you still look the same.

The next thing you know, she’s back in the restaurant
with this picture:

It was done by a good friend of mine.
Marty Macaluso. Eighteen Years Ago!
I was so excited.

And it still looked like stuff I’ve seen him drawing recently.
Hi Marty -

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

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