After a perfunctory introduction to Mr. Suave himself, we retire to my second story studio, as I prep her to the grand and noble purpose of my mission, as well as unveil for her the many completed and half-completed canvas's that align yon studio walls.  The rows of my  color-coded pastels were all in place and the huge pastel board, which I put together myself to accommodate large size drawings, was ready for engagement.  The girl took her pose with the natural light of my studio window as the only illumination--a pose that reflected her years of dance and ballet training-- as I began mapping out her proportions with a dark red pastel. 

Within a half hour, I'm almost embarrassed to report, the piece was practically done.  Sure, I screwed up the head once, and had to re-do it, but that was about it.  Once the light and shadow tones were blocked in, and the light blue background applied, it practically painted itself, as artist's are known to remark.  And unlike most models, this girl seemed genuinely interested in what I had produced.  I even fixed her nose for no extra charge. 

After she departed, I picked at it some more, managed to screw up the face a few more times, those damn half smiles always confound me, and realized it wasn't as great as I thought it was. 

NEXT-- 

Will the intrepid, rigidly-determined Dude succeed in correcting this common and reoccurring glitch, or will he succumb to his baser shortcomings and throw the covers over his head? 

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