I was drawing in The Met with my friend, Steve Petronis. A group of 7-year-old girls surrounded us. They told their parents they wanted to draw too. The parents came prepared with paper and colored pencils. Seemed they’d done this before. The five girls sat at our feet and drew. One insisted on sketching 4 inches away from me. At one point, she turned to me and asked, “how are you drawing in 3-D?” Made me laugh. She was drawing the outlines of flowers. I asked if I could draw on her sketch. She approved. So, I shaded one of her drawings and made it come to life. Her face lit up with recognition. Then she went right back to her drawing, ignoring everything I told her.
