Just Curb It...

Just to keep up some momentum on here, I'm going to post another caricature. Though I make no bones about my preference for entertainment personalities of the past, there are some folks in the biz I really like today, too. As I am an avid "Seinfeld" fan, it should come as no surprise that I also get a kick out of the show's co-creator, Larry David. Here then is my take on Larry and his TV wife, Cheryl Hines, from HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm". Perhaps my admiration for Larry David is largely because I identify with him too much. I too am a bit of a neurotic curmudgeon who ends up in dilemmas of my own making, so I can well sympathize with Larry's plights of fancy.

Interestingly, though I think I've done okay with the likeness of Larry, I'm still not totally satisfied with the caricature of Cheryl. Her features remind me a bit of the young Joan Rivers, though she's much cuter in my opinion. (Yeah, I think she's hot!) There is often a tendency in caricature not to want to exaggerate the features of attractive women, but instead to flatter and play down those features. I find myself really having to fight to overcome that obstacle, but I do want to get an honest likeness to the best of my ability. This final likeness of Cheryl came after several attempts, whereas the caricature of Larry just fell into place quite easily. I'm often at odds to understand that phenomenon of why some people are just easier to caricature than others. Ahh well...