Caricature Express

Ah yes - The Beautiful Children at a Communion.
What an interesting time of Life.
I’m so Lucky to be part of it
and then to go home.
So much going on with them.
So much excitement.

Hey! Where’s that picture of the Communion Girl?
I’m sure to find it - I’ll post it when I find it.

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Watching movies again. This time it was Charlie’s Angels.
I drew the Angels quickly - almost as though I was at a party.

That’s okay. People like to look ‘normal’. Um. But. I’m
a Caricature Artist! We exaggerate. We want to really see what’s
unique about each face.

So I gave a litl more time to each face. Just a little. With a predraw.
I did a 2nd one of Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore. But I was stumped
Cameron Diaz. Slept on it. Still could not figure out what to do for
Cameron. Finished a bit of housework, and decided to get back to
the pictures. And, Eureka! I knew just what to do for Cameron!
Drew it out easily.

But then I was no longer satisfied with Drew Barrymore’s exaggerated
Caricature. She’s So unique. Got to get it. Got to get it.
I scribbled. I changed things. I tried to remember my vision.
And, Yes! Her 3rd Caricature is It!

So that’s it. That’s what makes one picture
a very nice picture. And what makes another one
Magnificent ArtWork.

It’s hard enough to make it happen in the short time I take with
each picture at a Party. It’s almost impossible with guests who
tell me not to draw their unique feature. It’s almost impossible
with guests who try to hide what they look like (like a person
with a huge set of teeth who clamps her mouth Shut so I won’t
be able to draw it. Or a person who carefully pulls her hair over
her pointy ears. etc.) But for those times when it can flow
right out, That’s Fun! To see what I can make!

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Drew at several Communions this past weekend.
Before going out, I did some warm-ups =
Just quick-cacs of a few other artists:

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National Library Day. I think that’s why there’s all sorts of
Entertainment at this yearly Library gig. Here are some
pictures I drew this year.

Interesting to note the photography in the first picture.
At first, I had forgotten to turn so my subject wouldn’t
be standing in front of a window - Backlit! You can see
here how difficult it is to see a face that is photographed
in front of a window.

The same thing happens about just seeing the face to
draw. What can be fine lighting for talking
might not be reasonable for drawinng (easily fixed
if we just turn on the lights):

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Watching movies again.
This time it was
Casa Blanca!