"Sketches Of A Waitress"...

Good "First Friday" Community Coffee and Donut Get Together, y'all.

Yesterday, after my tooth decision was discussed, made and hopefully finalized, I threw myself upon mercy of The Southside Cafe and my waitress, Gabby, who mentioned the recuperative qualities of an Abita Amber on draught with some fried onion ring can have!

Good choice!

Gabby, who mothered me for the next two hours, honored me with her pose when she saw me sketching the new model airplanes that hover above the bar. I quelled her curiosity about my life as an artist as I attempted to capture the new A-4 model hanging from the ceiling and finish my Reuben.

So, I stopped drawing the plane and started to incorporate Gabby's pose into the picture. It looked interesting, but Gabby liked it enough to request ownership. The back of the sketchpad page was stained with charcoal dust which was why I chose it to play around with. I didn't think it was that good, and offered to do a better rendering without the jet for her to have... for another Abita Amber!

A little later, a elderly woman (elderly as much as I am!), who sitting across from me at another table, said she enjoyed watching me sketch the waitress, and mentioned how good portrait looked. It reminded her about her son who was, "Really good at copying the Mona Lisa!"

I completed the sketch, offered to sign it, and finished my beer! I thanked Gabby for the attention she gave me, took another Tylenol, and split!

Old coffee... so far!

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