Capriccio 2, like Capriccio 1, is pen and india ink on newsprint, and done in one “sitting.” The images are inventions, except for some animals observed from life. The moth was an insect I saved after it had died; on several occasions it was my model. Here it takes on a new identity; it has been anthropomorphized: it “stands,” confronts the viewer, and assumes an appearance of authority . The turtle is quite different in demeanor; it invites playful curiosity. Turtles were commonplace in my home when I was a child and this one, stretching its neck, was probably a remembrance of the creatures we, that is, my brother Peter and I, cared for as children. One insect, I believe, is a mosquito, but imagination plays a role in its depiction. Again, lovers are represented. While nature informs some of these motifs, the other is art itself, in particular Picasso, whose work was a constant source of wonder and admiration. Often I looked at Picasso’s early paintings, and his drawings and etchings from the 1930s and 1950s: the minotaur series, artist and model series, and other others imprinted themselves in my mind and were an unconscious mental/ emotional guide. Other reminiscences of Picasso pop up too. This was entirely unintentional; I did not set out to “copy” Picasso’s motifs or manners. Receptivity and constant looking are all that was needed.