Caricature Express

Oh where have I been??? I stomp these grounds regularly - just getting to my gigs. I had a job last night at the Marriott Marquis near Union Square. Got there early, ate at The Roxy…..

But on my way, I opened my eyes. Looked around. To Appreciate where I go. This is a great city!

Did you notice the Red Steps? I never noticed them before.

Yeow - turns out they’ve been here for over a Year! Have I been so focused on getting where I have to go that I missed them? Or is the city so full of interesting visions that this magnificent structure just blended in with all the others? Oh let’s dance!

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Aw, Sweetie - This is obviously not You.
Even my interest has gotten so far from the original girl
as I draw alone in my studio in the middle of the night.
I was just inspired to draw another picture because of
my previous Picture - not because of the person who
was the original subject.

I looked at my post here from January 3, 2010, and
I was intrigued to see what I could do if I curved that nose
all the way up - to match the nose-tip with the eyes. Just for Fun.

I like the Picture.

It’s just for Fun. I hope people understand that they are not
their picture. Actually, people look pretty much the same as
each other - eyes in the middle of the head - deviating ever so slightly
from Basic Proportions that are taught in any Portrait Class.
Caricature Artists are playing with Pictures - drawing Shapes,
not drawing Noses.

The girl that was the original inspiration for this picture
was as beautiful (or as funny-looking, depending on your point of view)
as any other human being. Remember - If you’re going to laugh at anyone else,
remember that You’re one of us too. I hope that my Caricatures will help people
to loosen up - help them not to take themselves so seriously - help them to relax
about what they look like. It’s Okay, people. It’s not possible to have a face
that doesn’t have two holes in the middle of it (a nose) - and that’s a funny design.
(Don’t get me started on Ears!)

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I actually do like to do my work. Today, for instance, even though I certainly didn’t Have to, I just felt like playing around with one of the pictures that I posted yesterday. I wanted to do more with it, but I wouldn’t have had time to give This much attention to any One picture during the party. This is something that I would do on unclocked time.

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Looks like I was drawing quite tamely (for me) the night I drew at this University. These girls were much fun. You can tell a lot about a person by how they take a funny exaggeration. Most of them were game to see whatever I was going to come up with. Still, I can easily see where some of them had requested that I hold back on the exaggerations.

I really enjoy getting in to the drawing - Art is for Fun.
But I’m more interested in making people happy.
They usually love the big exaggerations - the excitement of not knowing what they’re going to see - having something Different happen -
that’s one of the things that makes a party different than ‘regular day’.
Still, if they are afraid to play, they’re so relieved if I accommodate their request to draw a simple picture.

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I just want to make people happy.