I had a Dr. appointment yesterday to look at my Achilles Tendon (it’s sore and I have a marathon coming up). After the appointment I went to Starbucks to hangout and draw. I saw this woman’s blonde hair shimmering in the sunlight as I walked in and found a table close enough so I could draw her as she studied.
I brought my sketchbook but decided to draw on a Starbucks napkin instead. If you look at the line drawing only version below you can see how brown the paper is. I usually shy away from coloring these napkins because of that but this time I thought using shades of gray to create a monotone image would be cool. But as I colored I started using colors that were bright. Next thing I know the drawing is colorful!
After I finished the line drawing I showed it to the woman. She seemed to be happy about it. I told her why I started drawing her (her hair) and she said she has only cut it once in her life, way back when she was in middle school. Even then it was still mid-chest so not really short. Her name is Brooklynne and it turns out she has won a few beauty pageants. I expect she will win a few more, as well as some academic scholarships. She was studying hard!
She wanted a picture of herself with the drawing and so I took one on her phone and another on mine.
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