I Stare At People

He was only there for fifteen minutes

I thought that I was going to have a nice, long time to paint this man, but he got a phone call, and left shortly afterwards. He was dressed in civilian clothes with a cowboy belt, but the look was definitely influenced by many years in miitary. He had on chinos, khaki double flap pocket shirt, and brand new sueded, desert boots. He might have put some off in such a bohemian setting as Epoch, but I was very happy to see him. After all, my father-in-law was a Lt. Colonel in WWII, and I absolutely love him.

I caught a bit of conversation with the baristra – he asked Ben if he had seen the movie, “Grand Torino”. Then, when he sat down with his laptop, his cell phone rang within minutes. The conversation involved the borrowing of this man’s boat. He packed up and left abruptedly, called to duty by someone wanting to use his boat.