Many ghost painters especially those in large production hubs, remain anonymous. Their work circulates globally, but their names never appear. When someone commissions a portrait, they usually believe the named artist is the one actually painting it — not outsourcing it, not merely supervising, not just adding final touches.

Live sketching isn’t just about personal art-making time. It’s about creating pieces by observing people and interacting with them. It’s always interesting to glimpse how others live their lives — like when they talk about buying something new and how they make those decisions.

I’m drawn to the way Degas portrayed the female form not as an erotic nude figure, but as something deeply human — vulnerable, unposed, and completely natural. There’s no attempt to beautify or dramatize.