![Harold Muliadi](http://blogs.callutheran.edu/stories/files/2016/02/Harold-Muliadi_556x315-150x150.jpg)
When I paint or draw figurative work, I do what figurative artists tend to do: I idealize my subjects. In my case, though, this idealization has somewhat less to do with desirable proportions or complexion than it might for many artists; rather, the idealized person is confident and strong, the master of his or her own world: human, yet exuding all of the poise and dignity of a god.