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I was asked by a client if I would be interested in drawing a caricature for a retiring employee. When they sent photo references, they also sent some images of these little Russ Barrie (?) sculptures of sad characters with little homespun sayings. I really became intrigued by the idea of producing a sculptural version of one of my caricatures. So that led me to this.

Howard took about a week, and is mostly sculpey over a wire and sculptural aluminum mesh frame. I think they were pleased with the results. He's about 8" tall, and I painted him with acrylics. The glasses are made from bent 20 gauge steel wire.

Description
I was asked by a client if I would be interested in drawing a caricature for a retiring employee. When they sent photo references, they also sent some images of these little Russ Barrie (?) sculptures of sad characters with little homespun sayings. I really became intrigued by the idea of producing a sculptural version of one of my caricatures. So that led me to this.

Howard took about a week, and is mostly sculpey over a wire and sculptural aluminum mesh frame. I think they were pleased with the results. He's about 8" tall, and I painted him with acrylics. The glasses are made from bent 20 gauge steel wire.