I can, but I like sketching more. [he shrugs his shoulders a little sheepishly.] I have more control over a pencil than a brush.

[just admitting that makes him feel inadequate, like he's making an idiot out of himself lecturing her, so he hands her the brush back and takes a few steps back to admire the rest of the "sky".]

Are you going to make the rest of the house like this?

[subject change, go.]