Clowns and faces

There's just something about clowns that I enjoy watching and being part of. Not that I want to be a clown. I am enough of a clown and klutz on my own without all the big shoes, funny clothes and face paint. I just enjoy a good clown. They make me laugh. I finished carving a couple of clowns lately. One is a hobo clown and the other is a goofy sort of circus clown. I also finished a couple of clown heads, but I have not finished the bodies for them. I will post the pictures later when I am finished with them.

Anyway, here are the clown busts I finished.

 This fella is my hobo clown, based loosely on a Pete LeClair hobo clown bust . I like him.

 This is my traditional painted clown face. I think he turned out well.

 Here is a friendship cane face segment. This was in a class taught by CCA and IWG member, Gene Fuller. The separate faces were different expressions. I am trying tom get better at defining different facial expressions. Quite the challenge to get some correct. I will be teaching a similar class at the Rendezvous in the Tri-Cities at Kennewick, Washington, in June of this year.

 Happy, smiling.

 Apprehensive, expectant?

 Quizzical, not sure.

Totally not sure what I was going for here. Any ideas? Drunken look?

I hope you enjoy the pictures. Any feedback is welcome.