Untitled [head of a woman looking down in three-quarter view] 1955 - 1967

This drawing of a woman's head looking down was made by Richard Diebenkorn, we don't know when exactly, in graphite on paper. There's an intimacy to this drawing, isn't there? The head is tilted down, eyes closed perhaps, or focused on something we can't see. I imagine Diebenkorn quickly sketching, trying to capture not just the likeness, but the mood, the inner world of the sitter. You can see the cross hatching, the scribbly lines that build up the form. It's like he's feeling his way around the shapes, almost as if he's caressing the paper. It's a lovely, quiet moment, and I wonder what he was thinking as he worked. Was he trying to understand her, or himself, through her image? Looking at this, I'm reminded that art is always a conversation, a back-and-forth between the artist, the subject, and us, the viewers. What do you think she's thinking about?