It is all about interpretation when an artist creates a painting about Dolly Parton or any icon. One must create many preliminary sketches from pop culture sources. This helps the artist to connect with the content that motivated them to make the artwork and to gain insight into the context that will resonate with the viewer. Creating artwork from the preliminary sketches gives the work an authenticity and authority it would not have otherwise. Great artists who created paintings from their preliminary sketches include Frida Khalo, Max Beckman, Edgar Degas, Susan Rothenburg, and Pablo Picasso.