I originally drew this as an illustration for a wine column we used to run.  The wine expert usually responded favorably to my work. But no response this time. Then the bartender at Roy’s who knew the wine expert told me  he was very unhappy with my illustration. Unhappy? Why? I thought it perfectly illustrated the joy  of wine making. That wasn’t the problem. It seems the lady I drew tripping through the vineyard looked exactly like his wife. Actually too much like her. What was I trying to say? Sure, my editorial cartoons always have a message. But none was intended here but an anonymous lady celebrating the joie de vivre in a Napa Valley winery. Besides, I never met his wife. He was not convinced and never wrote another column for us. A regular customer at Roy’s asked if I’d make a copy of the picture for him to hang in his den. I was flattered that he liked it. He  said it reminded him of his ex-wife.

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