Friends, if you're ever given the opportunity to sit as a model for a painter you adore, you must take the opportunity to fix your beady little eyes on his palette. I had the best seat in the house and was able to watch Bill's painting decisions at every point.
I can't speak for anyone else in the room, but I will never forget this day.
There are already too many views of my head in this thread, but here's the best one by far, which is Bill's demo sketch:
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