No. 164: The Wedding

THE WEDDING by Tom Wills, August 2012

They have been told to be good, these three.  Behave.  It's a wedding, and it's a big adult deal.

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Much time and effort was put into cleaning them up.  Mom, dad and grandparents all chipped in for two dresses, a suit, new shoes, a tie, hair clips and hosiery.
Do not get dirty.

Done, except for the final shading and cleanup.

Baby sister will not keep her shoes on.  She whines and kicks them off.  A decision is made to leave them off, lest she kick one into the preacher's pulpit.

Big brother had to hold her pacifier for this pose.  She went ballistic immediately after the picture was taken.

Cuteness takes shape.

Quiet down, you little showpieces.  "Oh, they are so adorable.  They are growing up so fast."

Big sister is clearly in charge. She's into it, she got dressed with Mommy.  Her little girl.

Big brother has much better things to do.  He got dressed with Daddy.  He got a lecture, too, but didn't pay attention.
He has a frog in his pocket.

This sketch was commissioned for a gift. In these cases I generally do not know the people, or their kids. After staring at a picture for two weeks or so, however, I can pretty well imagine what's happening behind the scenes.
Their names are Ashton, 8, Brooke, 1, and Aubrie, 2.  The only liberty I took for the drawing was moving the sisters closer together.
I bet they had a great time.  I bet the girls fell asleep at the reception.  I'm sure the boy spent some quality time in the parking lot with his dad.

"This was a surprise gift for me today. A customer brought this in for me. He asked for a picture of them because he had something in mind. I had NO idea that it would be this extreme. I can't quit looking at it! Absolutely breath taking!!"

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