[One of her eye narrows as he explains something of a reserved background. What could be useful? Sounds like none of the arts and only the hard sciences and math. Things that are useful yes, but not entirely soul satisfying in her view. She gets off on getting messy, flinging paint every which way instead of punching in numbers day in and day out.
But this is about him and not her, so Angela untweaks her eye and nods slightly.]
It really sounds like we should start with normal pencil and paper. Give you a basis in lines and shapes before we move onto different mediums and styles. Maybe a little bit of reading of art history. That's probably not what you want to hear, but I feel it's really the best way to get you from point A to point B.
[One of these days Angela ought to drag him out to fling some of that paint around. Jihae wasn't adventurous without someone else giving him a nudge. Or a kick. But he tended to like it once led outside of his routine.]
History? Ah, yes, of course. I recall the heaviest textbooks on my Lady's desk were on that subject. Is there an artist you admire in particular? Our worlds do not share a common history, but perhaps their name will be one I have seen in passing.
[Does he know that's her side gig? Grabbing people by the arm and dragging into her shenanigans to have fun and realize that life is for living? She has so much practice in that with her best friend. Jihae would be breeze.]
François-Raoul Larche. He was a sculptor rather than a painter, but he's done some pieces that were memorable enough to make an impression on me.
Hm, that name is not familiar...but I will add it to my studies. Unless you would prefer to speak more upon their work once we have ordered.
[The staff member waits until he finishes speaking and glances towards her, and a polite exchange takes place in which he orders a vegan extravaganza that spares nothing in conveying that he's hungry.
[She sips at her wine as he orders, his choices not missed by her. The ears kind of gave away his dietary choices, and it's not that surprises her. Angela's best friend is vegan and while she herself isn't, she respects that.
Angela still orders nothing. Well, nothing but another glass of wine. Little does she know this avoids a potentially nasty discussion about food choices.]
He did a piece called Les Violettes that was sculpted to make the children featured in it look like the personifications of flowers. Stems, leaves, vines wrapped around them. Different than anything I had seen before. He had a tendency to work on female figures, a fair few of them nude, and a couple of religious works as well.
[Speculation regarding the reason behind her order was a trap, which he didn't fall into. She offered no explanation therefore it was none of his business. They might appear strange to other patrons as a result but Jihae couldn't care less.
The waitress bobbed to take the menus and left, leaving Jihae looking forward to an abundance of crunchy veggies. She must have enjoyed the wine, at least. He would hate for any aspect of their meeting to be unpleasant.]
Nature can be very inspiring. I may start there... Would you consider his work diverse, or is it common for an artist to explore unrelated subjects such as nude women and religion?
That he can teach people how to be better in bed and that he's practically the best as what he does. Pretty much the same old story I've heard from almost every guy I've met.
He also claimed that it's now his personal mission to win me over.
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