There were three of us sitting around the table with this dolphin carved from a rough chunk of walnut sitting in the middle. It was, as it has been for a long time, at the apex of its highest jump. I was sketching it and listening to a discussion of the history of Emporia State football coaches and... Ok I guess I was not listening very carefully. But it was as good as background music for drawing. The ol' guitarist, John P. Jervis, Jr. who played one night at "Signs of Life" when we stopped there was in the room as well. He liked the drawing, and suggested we come to Panera on a Saturday morning to hear him play and do some sketching perhaps.
A walnut dolphin is a good dolphin for landlocked Kansas, full of old walnut trees...
This drawing is 2B .9mm lead on 5" x 9" paper.
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