Hubris is such a great learning tool. The other day I was so pleased with myself when I thought I had captured Scarlet Johansson's likeness. On reflection I hadn't or at least to my satisfaction. Hubris. However, this made me have another attempt and again not quite right. This was getting frustrating and then I took. Step back and looked again at what I had produced and suddenly it struck me that, whilst they weren't likenesses they were nonetheless very good drawings. The woman in this drawing has a beauty that Johansson doesn't. This isn't to down play the actress but rather to say that she has inspired me to produce something beautiful and in the end that is more important than any false pursuit of a likeness that is false.
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