I'm more likely to take photos at gigs where I'm drawing my Fun Exaggerations. They excite me more. The tamer ones, also lovely,but I just do them. I know how, and it doesn't feel like I have to reinvent the wheel every time I approach a new picture.

I keep forgetting to take photos at the events where people request tamer Caricatures. So I quickly drew this one after yesterday's event when I realized that, Oh, once again, I forgot to take photos.

I do like the lovely line quality that I make with the Tombow marker:

There's some really good stuff in Galatians. Today I read:

Galations 6:7-10 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: For whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to this flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well-doing; for in due season we shall reap.... As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men.....

Sleeping in the Airport. Not me. Here is an exaggerated picture I drew of a sleeping stranger. My IPad makes traveling Fun.

Oh. I gained weight this past year. Aghk. So what to do? What to do? I already eat 'healthy' and go to the gym three or four times per week. What to do? I'm going to try to limit myself to 3-meals per day. No eating in between.

And meanwhile, I'm going to play with this photo that shows me looking more solid than ever. I'm suddenly able to commiserate with the many people who come to me for a Caricature and say "Make me look thin." I had previously thought that that was ridiculous. If you're not thin, and I make you look thin, my drawing wouldn't look like you. I might as well be drawing a picture of someone else. That's what I used to think. But now I'm understanding. This isn't going to be me forever. And it wasn't me two-years-ago. I'm really a thinner person.

In fixing my photograph, I realized that this sort of work could help people feel happier with their own photographs. So they wouldn't look like the fattest one in the group if they're going through a time like I am. They could look thinner in the pictures from their parties. They could look thinner in the pictures from their vacations. They could look thinner in the pictures that they want to post online.

And it could help overweight people visualize themselves thinner in case they've never seen themselves that way. That could be the first step in helping them know that Yes ~ It Is Possible for You to be Thin.

So now I am happy to offer Photo Manipulations in addition to the other Artwork that I already do. I can make you thin. Here's what I did to me:

I would do it all by email. We'd make arrangements for you to send me whatever photos in which you want to look thinner. I would make the changes, and email the new photo back to you as jpegs. Of course, you'd have to Contact me Before sending me your photos. optidust@gmail.com To make sure I have the time to take on the project. Photo Manipulations.

The new picture would be emailed to you. You could then do whatever you want with it. Either use it digitally on-line Or print it out.

BTW ~ Just for fun, I left something funny in this photo manipulation of me. Can you find it? (I'll tell you the answer in a new post on June 11, 2014. Check back at caricatureexpress.com then.)