I'm continuing to work on people. People are difficult! Yes, yes, people in real life are trouble. They make drama. They are vain and self-absorbed. But people as a subject also presents a difficulty. They have minds of their own. The girl in the red tank top was supposed to be a chubby grandma (like me) indulgently looking toward the larger group. She ended up looking toward shore, closing off the group, but choosing to hold back from the group. The finished painting is not so yellow-green as it appears here.
She partially regrets being here. She doesn't like it that her cell phone is in the truck, and her boyfriend is probably texting her right now. He wasn't allowed to come along. But she is enjoying the water and the noisy little kids more than she'll admit. And for this minute, she is swept by the surprising peace of the water and the shade of magnificent trees.
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