Lady Priscilla told Meow, "When you paint, you can't just think about the picture in your head. You have to go out more, walk around more, look more. Use your eyes to remember that one instant of beauty, and then use your hands to keep that instant, and make it eternal."
Meow put down the pen in her hand, raised her head and looked at Lady Priscilla. "Go out and walk around more?"
Lady Priscilla nodded. "Yes, go out and walk around more. Back then, just to paint a single good apple, I planted an apple tree in the yard. I went to see it every day, watched it sprout and blossom in spring, watched it slowly grow up in summer, then under photosynthesis, little by little, turn from green and unripe to red. This process is magical, it's wonderful. Only when you've seen its whole growth process can you paint it more accurately."
