Bob Row's thread. Updated pg.15: 20 years in 3 minutes

[Mairzie Dotes]

Bob Row,
Your notable talent shines through in this caricature. Have always
admired the ability to take a real subject and replicate an artfully
accurate look alike. Excellent work!

[Bob Row]

Eighty+: I'm afraid I didn't understand, what D.L is?

Marzie:Thanks for your kindness. Let me tell you a secret: I used to draw exclusively from imagination until seventeen. I was an awful illustrator for the school tracing transparencies. I refused the discipline of Art studies because I was afraid "to spoil the joy of playing with drawing".
Then, after a big accident (I lost the use of my left arm) and a long convalescence, I surrendered and went to a private school for Commercial Art where I discovered the wonders of drawing from live models. I discovered that the teacher's lessons on anatomy, composition, etcetera, really helped me to express my imagination too. By that time I realized my defective perception of colors (daltonism) at the optometrist tests.
Never completed that course (I wasn't interested in designing logos) but turned to more artistic oriented teachers instead. After a lot of training portraying real people I felt able to apply to a caricaturist post in a newspaper. It wasn't my "natural" talent, but an acquired one.
The paradox is: I started my journey to become a professional artist precisely when I had to deal with my incapacities. So powerful serious Art studies are!

[STASSOPOULOS]

Even-though I didn't post in a while, I do read the forums everyday.
Here is one of the few works I completed in Studio Pro. A tribute to the caricature master David Levine, who passed away with the end of 2009.
I hope to post more frequently when AR3 stability get improved with coming patches.

very good caricatoure

[eighty+]

sorry Bob I meant David Levine ok

[Bob Row]

For an article praising the make-up performed by Obama on Uncle Sam's image towards his southern neighbors.
Obviously, I thought of a famous illustration by Norman Rockwell as my model. Hope you'll like it.

[Mairzie Dotes]

Bob Row,
OMG! This editorial illustration is absolutely the cat's meow in both
artistry and intent. Just gotta love the subliminal details that really
addresses the message without using but a word such as Uncle Sam
wielding a side arm to indicate the sad persona that the make up
"artist" (looks awfully familiar! ) is attempting to "paint" him as.
Funny, insightful and the artistry is red white and blue wonderful!

[Bob Row]

Glad you liked it. You make a cleaver reading of the details even more than I thought at the moment. You can do a comparison with Rockwell's original here:
http://www.artnet.com/Artists/LotDet...4E2108994927F5

[Jasminek]

Wow Bob, wonderful drawings indeed. Your characters always display perfect captures of main characteristics.

[Bob Row]

I'm glad you think that way, Jasminek. I always work in a tight deadline (2 & 1/2 hour maximum), so I find a lot of unsatisfactory details next day. My main concern is to convey a forceful illustration of what the article to be published says.

[ScottF]

Bob, it´s always fascinating to see your caricatures! They´re so "spot on" in capturing the personality of your subjects!