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!)

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.

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.

I just want to make people happy.

Insight by Alison Gelbman:

It's not about what happens ~ It's about How we Interpret what happens.