Caricature Express

What a surprise ~ A girl called me last week - could I draw a Studio Caricature for her for Valentine’s Day. She brought me the photos, delightful to work with, and I got to work.

When I was finished, I showed it to my friend. He recognized the girl ‘out of the air’. Who would have been thinking of the girl who does the Traffic Reporting for Channel 12 ~ But yes - he was right.

The Caricature - adorable, just as she is. It looks like they could become a box of Chocolates:

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I love when Clients remember that I have a heart too - When they make the effort to let me know that my work was appreciated. I work real hard for this.

Look at the beautiful email that my client just sent about the Studio Caricature in the previous post. I’m smiling. I’m so glad:

(Quote)”I wanted to thank you again for the gift caricature. My parents loved it and were practically in tears. You helped to make their anniversary very special and memorable.” (EndQuote)

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“It’s my Parents’ Anniversary and…..”
This isn’t the first time I heard that. Here’s what I came up with (Client told me to leave off the glasses - she doesn’t always wear them):

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These women were visiting NY from another Country.
Just a few more hours here, and….

Imagine their luck. They found me!
We all had such fun. Drawing Pictures, Laughing and Walking Funny.

I love my life. Getting out, I really do see the World.

To Hire this Artist:
(516) 579-4706
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The Clown who ordered Coloring Pages a little while ago
hired me to Color them on the Computer. She wanted to
offer them as invitations that her clients could use..
It was 4 pages, and I enjoyed doing it.
Because I had my visions as I created
the original pictures.

We were both very pleased with this one
(Her rabbit’s name is Honey Bunny):

But she asked me to change the colors on the other three.
She told me exactly what colors she wanted, and I made the
revisions. But I didn’t tell her what I was really thinking -
because I could be wrong. Maybe I’m arrogant or something,
but I really thought that my choices were Much better
(except maybe the 2nd one - the one with the balloons -
I like the red mouth she chose).

I figure that I’ve studied this for many years, that I came up
with Colors that work. I figure that I already spent my time
trying different things to come up with just the right color.
But if this client thinks that ‘home-colors’ are better (Her
hair had to always be yellow. Her skin color had to always
be peach…), maybe other people feel that way too?

The first picture in each pair below
shows the colors that I chose.
The 2nd picture in each pair below
shows the changes that my client wanted:

In the last pair, in particular, I thought I was giving my client
something special. I thought it might encourage some clients
to hire her at night (Most of her work had been with children
in the daytime). But she could only see that her hair shouldn’t
be blue. And I think she thought that black might not be a
‘happy-child’ color.

Am I right? Am I wrong? I guess it’s just a matter of taste.
I think that, although people should respect the Artist to create the Artwork,
And they should respect the Plumber to do the Plumbing,
And they should respect the Doctor to do his job too,
that when it comes down to the bottom line, they bear the results of the Professional’s work. So they should take what
they need and leave the rest. I think I was guiding my client
in the right direction, but I respect that she’s the one who’s
ultimately in charge of her own career.

So I’m glad I was able to make the changes that pleased my
customer. Even though I cringed when I saw what her choices
looked like. I’m glad that I have a sense of self, but I’m also
glad that I’m not so attached to my current beliefs that feel
the need to be trying to run the world with them. One thing
I know for sure is that I’m still growing/changing, and there’s
no telling what I’ll like in the future.

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