Let's not forget Degas

Portrait of the artist
with Evariste de Valernes

Oil on canvas

 1865 - Edgar Degas 
Degas is on the right
The painting is in the Musée D'Orsay

While I was in Paris I drew all the time. Every time we sat down
to eat, or sat on a park bench I carried a lined notebook, and a pen,
and drew fast sketches.

A very embarrassing thing happened on the plane home from Paris,
when I took the cap off  the pen I was drawing with and it exploded
blue ink over the pristine white tray I was using as a desk.  My thanks
to the flight attendant Harry (pronounced without the H) who told

me not to worry, it could be easily cleaned once the plane was
emptied.

But my point is that drawing all the time made me appreciate
portraits like this -- two friends spending time together. The painting
is both formal, and more casual.  I saw the work at the
Musée D'Orsay, and like all of Degas' work, it made me happy.

Have a loving your life day.