*accepts the offerin' an grins*
So that's what happened ta Patricia... always thought she was full-bodied... :P

She was mighty chipper.
Er that is say, she went through the wood chipper.

LOL Yes... an she had a lovely bouquet that she carried with her in the chipper that really gives the wine such robust flavor! ;)

Seems sad to me somehow. I sense a story in this.

What story does it conjure in your own mind?

He is offering something to a loved one or something he believes in- but he knows it is not enough. Or:
A ceremony in memory of something lost, what might have been.

I would feed the dragon with my bones
For in that way I might be touched by fire
And give myself to beauty, strength, and flight

But dragons are not flying in my skies
But dragons have deserted all my dreams
That which I am, I am, for what it's worth
But what I am is nothing much, it seems

No dragons in my sky
And naked in the sun
the untouched bones

This has a heavy gravitas to it...

May I ask what kind of wine he is offering?

Something red. :)

Aw wow this is heavy.

I was channeling some emotions as I drew.
Here's a song I listened to a bunch while drawing this piece:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YemXB9o2FNA

That's intense, and a very nice sound. It really fits.

This piece also made some words swirl around in my head, although I did this quickly and on-the-fly, so it's still very rough around the edges...


The time for frolic,
the time for laughter,
the time for frivolities
is long-gone and done...

No pretty lies,
nor comforting reassurances:
All those divergent stories
have a way
of filtering down to
the simplest/most profound ones...

For I share this glass,
the truth & must of the grape,
for the things I'm allowed to know,
& for all those I never will;

& I partake of this offering
in the spirit of inevitable change,
& rock-solid realities
that have existed from the beginning,
yet in the end,
shall be be there, still.

That is quite beautiful and fits well with much of the undercurrent of this image. It is a truthful image.

Temptations......

Sun's coming up darlin.

Bunners

Very different pig.

I would humbly except. A lovely piece. :) Your unique style is as charming as always, and I love the brushes you used, from the shading to the line art. They are lovely!

I am honored. Thank you. If you are ever up for an art trade, let me know.