Pote Barry Cook, prismacolor on paper, 11"x 14".
Starting in 2004 the Hendricks County Shrine Club has commissioned me to do caricatures of the Murat Shriner's Potentates each year. This one was of(as the title indicates) Barry Cook and was the first one I've done.
Shrine Potentates tend to have (as most Shriners) a good sense of humor which makes doing caricatures of them a lot of fun. I've found that we men really enjoy caricatures of ourselves, probably because , as I've been told, we actually ARE caricatures. Shriners, I've found, not only enjoy caricatures of themselves... they REVEL in them! That probably makes Shriners caricatures of caricatures. I suspect that is because they're not afraid of having some truly whacky fun. While doing so they support their 22 treatment-for-free children's hospitals. Which brings to mind a Shrine motto: "Having fun and helping kids." Makes sense to me!