It took her a moment to answer. Struck by a jolt of understanding, she jumped to adjust a few of the brush strokes around his eyes. After a pause she gave it a decided nod. It was a small difference but it made the whole portrait come together for her.
Setting her paintbrush down, she stepped away from the easel and took a seat in a spare chair near by. "It needs a moment" she explained with a brief wave of her hand. She was glad for the chance to sit since her knees had grown stiff with all the standing still but it really did need a minute. She needed a moment to clear her mind so she could see it again with fresh eyes and be sure she was happy with it.
"So - what's your third favorite thing about being minister?"
Setting her paintbrush down, she stepped away from the easel and took a seat in a spare chair near by. "It needs a moment" she explained with a brief wave of her hand. She was glad for the chance to sit since her knees had grown stiff with all the standing still but it really did need a minute. She needed a moment to clear her mind so she could see it again with fresh eyes and be sure she was happy with it.
"So - what's your third favorite thing about being minister?"
"Have you heard? She's the one that killed her husband!
They couldn't prove it... but everyone says it was her"
They couldn't prove it... but everyone says it was her"