Well, I'm home from a long 4 days in Charleston WV where I drew live Caricatures on the riverfront with good friend
Steve Schweinebraten.My wife came along to run the register and control the crowd (Thanks Sandy)
We worked hard, made a lot of money to pay the bills and came home ready for some r&r.
As always, there was a colorful assortment of people to be seen at the event.
Here's a sketch of one of the more colorful people I drew.
I drew this from memory where she is forever going to be etched...

One thing I hate about live Caricatures and more specifically myself is that I hold back so much on my customers because I have to make money to keep the lights on, the car payment made, etc.
I can't wait to see the day that I have enough money in the bank to not give a shit and just go wild on people the way I know I am capable of and do true Caricatures like
Joe Bluhm does.
I feel like by not being true to my art I am doing myself a disservice.
Not that I think my live work totally sucks, but looking at it and critiquing it I see that I make a lot of stupid mistakes because I let myself get in money mode.
People love it and buy the hell out of it but sometimes I feel a bit like a cheap prostitute at the end of the day or an "Art Slut" like a t-shirt a good friend of mine has.
Here's a few drawings that while the general public may think are just wonderful, I see as pure crap.
The lines are bad, the likenesses are stiff or anatomically wonky, or other problems....

Iguess the face is ok but I don't know what the hell was going on with this kids neck!

I should have put his buck teeth in instead of making the top lip bigger to soften the blow.

This one isn't too bad, but I hate the thick black lines on the sides of the face where his beard hair should be. Notice the smiley face? That is something I've picked up from studying Joe Bluhms work.

I like the mouth on this one, but not much else.
Well, that's it for now kids.
Look for more pictures from Charleston WV as soon as I get the pictures off of my wifes camera.