A study of Cole

[Garth Herrick]

Dear Dan and Sharon,

Thank you both so much. It means a lot to me to have responses from great experience. While this did generate from just a spark of an idea in six or so hours, there is nothing that seems out of the ordinary to me about that. It was meant to be quick and loose, and not too specific. Given that, there quickly comes the point (for me) in laying down the colors that everything is just about where it is going to end up in blending and resolution, and there is no point in going further. While I typically could delve another six months into cleaning it up, I am not sure it would really improve on the spontaneity I wished to preserve, just for once.

So I remain in awe of your collective masterfully rendered pastels, and am honored to hear you think I did well working within the scope of one extended evening.

Garth