You’ve probably seen them at fairs or farmer’s markets, those artists that do caricature paintings. The “nice” definition of a caricature painting is that it is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way through sketching, pencil strokes, or other artistic drawings. The “not so nice” definition is that it is a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect. Having a somewhat prominent nose and some slight gaps between some of my front teeth, I’ve never been interested in seeing how either or both of those two features would be exaggerated in a comic or grotesque way! But whether nice or not so nice, a caricature normally should resemble that which it is supposed to represent. Yet, the greater the exaggeration effect, the more difficult it can become to see what it is supposed to represent. And, if the exaggerations are pushed