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I’m always sketching, sometimes, to the detriment of other things–laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning, going out with friends and, even, paying bills.  I want to get better and feel greatly pressed by time.  As I’ve said before “likeness”  for me remains elusive.  I just can’t see things as they are in real life.   I become more fascinated by the drawing then the subject being drawn.  It is my personal belief that a beautiful drawing always triumphs over a failed likeness.   I copy a lot of the masters and these sketches reflect some of that work.  Included are copies of original drawings of Lautrec and Schiele (they are two of my favorite artists).  Woman’s head is a rendering from a drawing by another artist whose name has escaped me.   I live so much in the real world, reminded everyday of the fragility of life and of how our bodies absolutely betray us in the end, that I can’t fault myself for being impatient with “likeness”.  The drawing will always win in my particular battle to improve.