Todd Allison Illustration: Assignment: Narrative - Happiest person on Earth for Christmas

Assignment: Draw the happiest person on earth with a Christmas theme.

I believe the intent here is to draw Santa as the happiest man on Earth. To be honest I can't. Well, not can't, but wont. I know that for Christmas Santa isn't the happiest man on earth, but it's people like Hannah and her dad, Master Sergeant Joesph Myers.

There is a current fad going around the internet of showing soldiers homecomings in big ways and the OUTPOURING of emotion that follows, when I was asked to portray the 'happiest' person on earth, this is what I thought of. Basically.. tears. Not just tears, continual uncontrollable sobbing because these people are so happy.

So I want to say to you daughters of soldiers out there, YOU inspire ME.

I cried the entire time I painted this. I cried because I am so happy for YOU.