BASTIEN
Bastien peeked at the page Oliver flipped over too, tilting his head this way and that as he considered the drawings. Hardly his favourites he'd seen, but a promising start. The most important thing, after all, was that he was drawing, which would lead to only good things.
"If you want to improve you will, though it will likely be a bumpy road." He'd had more than one punched-through canvas in his history, or nights spent drinking and whining about the abilities of his hands rather than working on improving his work. "It is the oldest and most tired advice but the most true: Just keep going."
Befriend seemed rather like a euphemism, but Bastien left it be for now, happier to talk about his Sanctuary. "Ah. It is what I call my guild. You see, where I came from in Venice, I operated an organisation called The Artist's Sanctuary - which gave free art training to those who needed it, as well as shelter and community. In return for a portion of their commission when they began to make a name." Nowadays, when he'd had time away from the constraints of money to reflect, he'd wondered if that had been the best way to do it...but hindsight was 20/20, after all.
"If you want to improve you will, though it will likely be a bumpy road." He'd had more than one punched-through canvas in his history, or nights spent drinking and whining about the abilities of his hands rather than working on improving his work. "It is the oldest and most tired advice but the most true: Just keep going."
Befriend seemed rather like a euphemism, but Bastien left it be for now, happier to talk about his Sanctuary. "Ah. It is what I call my guild. You see, where I came from in Venice, I operated an organisation called The Artist's Sanctuary - which gave free art training to those who needed it, as well as shelter and community. In return for a portion of their commission when they began to make a name." Nowadays, when he'd had time away from the constraints of money to reflect, he'd wondered if that had been the best way to do it...but hindsight was 20/20, after all.
You standing beside me
I'm going to push back, push back, push back
With every word and every breath
I'm going to push back, push back, push back
With every word and every breath
