Looking at Maggie in the (almost) light of day, I can see she's not quite finished. But there are some things that are working, so that's good. Many artists, after they've been at it a while, secretly use patterns or symbols in their work ... sometimes visual devices or mathematical relationships. Whistler had his butterflies. Mine is hearts. OK ... teen-age-girl-cheesy ... I admit it. There's actually a very grown-up story behind it, which I'll share another time, maybe after adequate coffee. But, especially with these little pet sketches, I always hide a heart ...
