[Rob Sullivan]

I don't know, Michele. I think that sometimes Linda B. knows my work better than I do!

And hello to Linda N! Long time! Thank you for your lovely words. And to answer your question - it was hard to find anything BUT enjoyment in the experience.

Working in tandem with another artist - especially one so incredibly gifted, in this case - is a situation that I think we all would love to have. I had to pinch myself on numerous occasions - especially when I arrived at his studio after a looong day of teaching: He put a glass of Balvenie 15-year in my hand, sat me down in a comfy chair, and proceeded to play a haunting and beautiful movement on the piano. He insisted on doing this on a weekly basis as integral to the project. I thought, "What did I do to deserve this?"

Another huge thing (that I'd mentioned before) was the fact that the very nature of the agreed-upon visual was concurrent to my penchant for the female figure in a landscape, and how they can work together to create an overall mood, color or emotion. It's VERY rare, I find, that I can paint what I truly want and have it fulfill a particular need. Let's hope this keeps happening; it makes for better art from me.