Drawing lessons - illustrated lesson notes for teachers and students

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he or she is acting; so does the great painter do likewise for the imagination. That is what requires

all the skill and technique.

This is not something dependent on the degree of reality of the scene or the portrait, nor is it

dependent on the degree of unreality of the same. It is something else.

So, I will list what binds these paintings;

1. They all have an element of mystery


2. They all have a technical mastery that is sufficiently high to make it instantly secondary, un-
   noticeable.


3. They all visit a moment in time and space that fires the interest and imagination of the viewer.


4. They all pre-suppose the viewer can share a human understanding and common experience with

the painter.

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