(This is my daughter’s garden, with her Summer house in the background.
Trying to draw on paper, interpreting what we can see in front of us, is always a great challenge - fathoming shapes; measuring and adjusting; highlighting and shading; emphasising and diminishing; composing; combining intuition and thoughtfulness; fumbling and stumbling; the sorting out of marks; the cursing; the rubbing out; the hesitations; the adjustments; the decisions; the hopes and anticipation; the heartache; the overcoming of weaknesses; the hoping for control; the taking of risks; reacting to unexpected developments that may arise; getting the desired expression and mood; establishing the content; getting to grips with the subject; inventing - and the whole process of reaching towards a visual conclusion.
This all involves interpretation and adaptation.
There is often a gulf between intention and accomplishment, however.