Ivan, conte sketch

[Chris Saper]

Thank you, Enzie, and thanks for tuning me in to Greuze's work. I have some appalling gaps in art history and it is wonderful to learn of new (old) artists whose work I can enjoy researching.

Michael, thank you. I can, however, assure you for every sketch that has turned out in a 30-minute session, I have tossed 20 (50? Who knows?) that were disasters after three hours. Nonetheless, I am an ardent proponent of the idea that successes are built of thousands of tiny failures, and our refusal to believe that the next one will fail, too.

I have to say, though, there is nothing more fun that drawing for drawing's sake, with only oneself to satisfy in the end. And it's not always the product that ends up being satisfying, sometimes it's just the process.