There’s this guy…

He works at a bakery.

Every morning, about two hours into his shift – about 6am – he walks over to the delivery door to listen for the distinct sound of a certain woman’s heels. As the sound gets louder, he gets ready to catch a glimpse of her. He is careful to stay in the shadows as she passes. As soon as she gets a safe distance away, he emerges from the dark to watch her round the corner and fade from view.

This has been part of his daily routine for about the past two years.

After she passes, he stays in the hope that he can catch a waft of her perfume. Even over the heavy smells of baked goods, he can smell sweet lilies. If he closes his eyes and concentrates, he can see himself in front of her, both of them smiling. They’re sitting at a bistro table sampling wonderful foods and drinking the finest wine.

They kiss.

But, he never says hello.

Why?

Because, he figures, they would get married, they’d have a couple of kids together, he’d get fat and die because he would hate his life after that.

The End

I kept the lines quite sketchy and didn’t do a lot of rework on this one. I rubbed on it more than  usual to get less contrast.

I have never been one to draw the “Barbie” women. I don’t find that look intriguing nor all that sexy, to be honest. I really enjoy the Impressionist, Pierre August Renoir and his marshmallow women.

I was inspired to draw this hat after I saw it in The Red Baron.

I haven’t been doing much writing lately. I hope to get back to it. I feel that the most important aspect of the blog is the sketches, so I don’t feel too bad about it.

It’s amazing how fast they grow up.

I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

– Philippians 4:13

It’s day two of my apple diet and I am glad to say, I still like apples.

I have two beautiful boys that I am extremely proud of. I thank God for them every day, however I have always wanted a little girl. That is until I spend the weekend with the family in Ruckersville. Don’t get me wrong, they are all very well behaved, it’s just one weekend of three pre-teens is all the pink and glitter I can handle.

I have a weird “thing” about glitter.

You know after working with glitter, there are always rogue pieces that show up in the most random places, usually in the cheek of the person that’s talking to you. That’s my thing about glitter…that random piece. I start thinking I see it everywhere.

Silly, I know.

So, I kept the lines really simple in this sketch. I concentrated more on the shading. I blended quite a few times to create levels of highlight. Also, I darkened the crown and other metal pieces to give them a heavier look.