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 can't explain it. Why this makes me so happy. It's like, it's like it's the answer to my dreams. Here I am once again, making up faces. I guess it's going to be my Thing this year. Making up faces and keeping my backbone straight. I feel Great!

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.

This is just Fun. I usually say that I can't draw without a reference - how would I know what to draw? But last night I decided to just make up faces. Just because I felt like having my pen moving even though I was taking a break, just watching a light easy movie (Baby Mama - It was pleasant). I drew these five faces - Decided that I liked doing it so much that I was going to make lots of them this year:

Then, while I was scanning them just now, I made this one:

Now, That one was Really fun. Just put a mark on the paper - without thinking - and then just keep responding to the marks that I put down. The face just grew - just developed on it's own.

Yes - I hope I do lots of that this year.