I like to paint. I paint people playing music. I hate my boss. I want to paint General Forrest. I do not paint a lot of Civil War scenes. I can not paint animals. I painted a picture of my neighbor's wife.
I like horses. I love fruit. My ancestor was a Civil War General: General Nathan Bedford Forrest. My cousin was named after my ancestor. I am not a good painter. I planted an orange tree on my neighbors property.  I tried to grow an orange tree.
I have decided how I'm going to do my painting of General Forrest. I'm going to paint him playing the trumpet. I'm sure that will look awesome! Are you painting in watercolor? no, I am going to use oil. Oil always look best for a portrait Wow, I heard oil is a hard medium to work with; you must have a lot of experience. Is there a specific photo or image that you'll be using for source material? I think my great grandmother has some memoribilia in her house, but not much. I wish we had more images of him. you know what I was thinking that since you are related to him, I imaging you resemble  him so I was thinking if you could take a picture of you pretending to play a trumpet. I think I have a similar nose and maybe there's a little resemblence in the eyes, but I unfortunately did not get lucky enough to inherit those cheekbones. that is okay. I just need a point of reference of someone playing a trumpet and I can incorporate you and the General together Sounds good! I'll check with my cousin to see if he can send a picture too; that way you have a few points of reference. Will you set the painting indoors or outdoors? I was thinking indoors that way I can control the lighting plus I like a library type room with him in it I think a formal portrait like that would be gorgeous; I am really looking forward to seeing how it turns out! You will be the first one to see it when I finish it. Oh by the way, how is your orange tree coming along. My neighbor cut it down; I was so sad, but I learned my lesson about property lines. I'll probably buy another little seedling and try again when the weather warms up a bit.