Sometimes it is a difficult task for an artist to make an interesting portrait, however excellent a technician he may be. It is often unfair to him as well as to the sitter, if the facial features are not markedly. different. A face well proportioned may become a nondescript model to paint. And the model will say: But you made the Japanese girl so beautiful, and look at my portrait, or thinks so without saying. And I lamely must defend myself. Yes, that Japanese has certain disproportionate features. She has raven black hair that folds as if glass! It really is like having sixteen pennies for candy one morning, and the next week only two.

Although we may be the most beautiful people inside, our facade can be unassuming and often overlooked. Some books hide in drab covers, while inside, our heart finds an unforgettable feast of the ages, while other books are emptypaged, yet have covers elaborately promising.

This dear lady, the German-American wife of an American Pole was anemic, hence prevalently dejected in spirit. The overlapping upper eyelids, denoting kidney malfunction, made her predominant expression that of melancholic sadness. Faces are like lanterns, some of them unlighted by the spark of vivacious life.

I took liberty with her hair, standing on end some seashells.