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Questioning the Billable Hour part 1: The Sketch Artist, A Parable about Pricing

Paris, France, 1948: A young woman strolls along a downtown street and notices a man busily sketching a bowl of fruit. She stops.

“Do you sketch portraits?” she asks the man. “Yes, I do,” he replies, not looking up from the paper.

"Will you sketch a portrait of me, for me to take to my father? I am on my way to him now.”

The artist looks up from his drawing. “Yes. Have a seat.”

Three minutes later, the man presents a portrait to the young woman.

“It’s very good,” she says, not noticing the signature: Picasso. “How much do I owe you?”? He replies, “Three thousand francs.”

“Three thousand!” she exclaims. “But it only took you three minutes!”

Looking into her eyes, the artist retorts, “No. It took me all of my life.”

- Glenn R. Harrington, Articulate Consultants Inc.



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