Two views of the same scene

“You often sit out on the veranda looking at this view?”
“Have been for sixty years. It’s changed over the years a bit. That modern cathedral tower that looks like a meat safe obscures the lovely art deco clock tower.”
“And its attraction now?”
“It’s the V-shape looking down the valley to the sea. And the canopy created by the magnolia that frames the view.”
“What’s the best time of day?”
“Evenings. Sun’s behind us then. With a little red wine before dinner. What are you drawing?”
“Just two of the houses. A quick sketch.”
“Sketches never look quite the same as the actual scene.”
“With an amateur like me, the pencil takes control, but a skilled sketcher controls what appears.”
“Why do you sketch?”
“It helps me go from merely seeing something to entering it and understanding it.”