FACES AND FIGURES ARE ENDLESSLY ENGROSSING. THE EXPRESSION I CATCH IS OFTEN SURPRISING AND EXAGGERATED, EVEN ABSTRACTED. PARTLY BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT THE CRAFT OF PORTRAITURE AND PARTLY BECAUSE IT'S FUN, I LET MYSELF PAINT WHATEVER MY HANDS WANT TO DO. BUT WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF IMAGINATION, I HAVE MUCH WORK TO DO ON THE TECHNIQUES OF SHOWING PEOPLE AS THEY ARE IN MY HEAD.
