{"id":283,"date":"2011-07-02T21:42:33","date_gmt":"2011-07-03T01:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/?p=283"},"modified":"2011-07-02T21:43:25","modified_gmt":"2011-07-03T01:43:25","slug":"silver-blue-through-the-eyes-of-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/?p=283","title":{"rendered":"Silver Blue, through the eyes of others."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I used to have an issue being in front of the camera, as I preferred to be behind the lens, due to my weight. What&#8217;s interesting is how <em>other<\/em> people perceive you. In 2002, I had a caricature done. Mind you, I know they&#8217;re supposed to exaggerate your appearances, but&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_5704.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-285\" title=\"2002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_5704.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_5704.jpg 427w, https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_5704-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am not fond of this one, though it is my dad&#8217;s favourite of the ones I&#8217;ve had done.<\/p>\n<p>In 2011, I had two others done:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_5699.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-284\" title=\"2011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_5699.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_5699.jpg 427w, https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_5699-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biff, who drew this one, which really shows off how much weight I&#8217;d lost over the years, is my all time favourite. Then, I also had a pastel, which is supposed to be more &#8220;true to life&#8221; &#8212; but remember, these were all done at an amusement park, in the space of 15-20 minutes time. They&#8217;re not supposed to be &#8220;professional&#8221; quality, so I&#8217;m amazed at how close they actually come.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_5705.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-286\" title=\"Pastel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_5705.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_5705.jpg 427w, https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_5705-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Danielle, who drew me through <em>her<\/em> eyes, managed to get my dimples and my eyes completely the way I see them. Not bad for less than 20 minutes!<\/p>\n<p>Silver Blue &#8211; who sees the world through my eyes, but who also steps back and appreciates the way others see him through theirs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I used to have an issue being in front of the camera, as I preferred to be behind the lens, due to my weight. What&#8217;s interesting is how other people perceive you. In 2002, I had a caricature done. Mind you, I know they&#8217;re supposed to exaggerate your appearances, but&#8230;. 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