Not happy with my first gouache effort of the day, I decided to try another – this time, a profile of the farmer’s head. He wasn’t sporting his cigar at the time I did my sketch, but then again, my sketch didn’t merit a cigar. After my piece, see a photo of the real deal.
![The Farmer The farmer's profile](https://maureenoward.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/photo1-e1334779888312.jpg?resize=592%2C788)
My take on the farmer's profile
Our courtly farmer, in the flesh.
![The Cuban Farmer with His Cigar The farmer makes posing a bit more bearable by chewing a cigar.](https://maureenoward.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/img_5014-version-2.jpg?resize=599%2C798)
Our model, with Cuban hat and cigar.