I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.

Loving people asks for the same attention any craft does. You have to look closely, notice what is actually there rather than what you assumed, and keep working when the first attempt comes out clumsy. Most of it is patience and accurate seeing, which is what making anything well requires.

Pick one person you have stopped really looking at. Spend an hour with them without steering the conversation toward your own news, and notice one thing about them you had not registered before. Treat the noticing as practice, not as a favour you are doing.