The way you connect the act of drawing to surgery, that precision and care in every single stroke, that's not something people say lightly. It tells me you've spent real time thinking about what happens when you work, not just doing it. And the fact that you've been drawn to the human figure your whole life, that consistency matters. Some artists chase a dozen things before they find what holds them, but you already know what you're after.

That comparison to a surgeon has stuck with me since I read it. The idea that each mark is its own decision, building toward something whole, that the outline gives form and the shading gives life. You're describing what happens when you're completely inside the work, and it's clear you've been there a long time.

Two years feels recent and distant at the same time. I hope you're still making things.