This was a really interesting job. I had been hired to draw Caricatures at an Assisted Living Facility. It was well lit, and quieter than the usual Parties where I work. That meant it lent itself to small conversations with the Residents as I drew them. Elders, they said some very interesting things.
For instance, there was the (80-year-old?) man who had been affected by Agent Orange way back during the Viet Nam War. It sent him down a difficult path for the next (60?) Yeeears. A lifetime. Affected by the experience he had lived through I asked how he felt about War. I asked how he felt about the government. I wrote his answer on his Caricature. It felt like a good attitude for avoiding all sorts of situations in which we might feel tempted to Second-Guess-Ourselves. Peace. And there was a sweet lady who seemed troubled that she wasn't being a good enough hostess. (even though the facility had hired me to Work there). She kept saying that if she knew I was coming, she would have baked a cake. And more.
I only spend a few minutes with each Person that I draw. We usually don't chat, and when we do, I wonder why Guests say to me 'How long have you been doing this". Or 'My Aunt paints pictures.' And I'll say just about anything to get them to be animated so I'll see something interesting to draw. But sometimes
Sometimes people are intense. without even trying. They are just 'making conversation.' And if I keep my mind open to it, I find intense blessings in a nary a moment
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