Barbara was wearing such a
lovely hat! As she walked through town, she spied her own reflection in the
large storefront windows.
A sign said, “Hand Painted
Portraits – Capture Your Image.” And wanting to remember her lovely mood on
this lovely day, Barbara stepped inside The
Franklin Artist Studio.
Before she knew what
happened, she agreed with Mr. Franklin that he should paint her portrait. After
drawing her silhouette on the canvas, the artist jumped up and went out the
front door. He quickly returned with a flowering branch, cut from a crape
myrtle shrub.
He told his sitter, “Hold
this leafy-green branch in both hands. It will add balance to the painting.”
Barbara smiled, “I’ve always
loved crape myrtle. It reminds me of my childhood home in the South.”
Mr. Franklin checked a
notebook on his desk. “Ok, let’s see. Come back every Saturday morning for the
next three weeks.” Barbara was shocked. “Really? That many times?”
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The next day, Barbara was
shopping for a sweet treat in the candy store with her daughter Little Lucy. Looking
toward the rear of the store, Lucy laughed and pointed her finger. “I see
something very special back there.”
Barbara’s mouth was watering.
She asked, “Is it chocolate fudge?” Lucy shook her head from side to side. They
walked down the aisle.
Mary, Barbara’s friend, was
standing next to a special machine with a stool inside. She was counting the
change from her pocket. Mary muttered, “twenty-five, fifty, seventy-five, a
dollar!”
Lucy climbed up on the stool
just as Mary inserted her coins in the machine. All of a sudden, a bright light
flashed. Lucy smiled a big smile and quickly the three of them took turns in
the photo booth. A few minutes later, the pictures shot out of a slot on the
side of the machine. Mary said, “Oh these pictures are pretty cute!”
Barbara said, “This is a much
quicker way to get a portrait. But I wish I was still holding my crape myrtle
branch.”
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