Differences with my Master

      Dear Fran,

     I´d like to know what do you think about what I´m going to set out.

     When I am finishing a paint in my class I´m usually accostomed to cover up my canvas with white oil painting and I start to paint another subject. But Carlos, my Master, tell me that I shouldn´t cover up my work because it´s a kind of history of my life. Each painting carries part of myself and he believe that´s a sacrilege.

     Last Wednesday Carlos scold me for having destroyed a landscape which according to him it was an interesting composition.

     Fran, at my age, I don´t need to save any handicraft because I know how my life is. That is good for people like him; young people full of life. What´s more, that painting could be done by anyone with a little patience.

     Carlos told me that, from now on, I would not erase the paintings even if he only did it for him. Thing I don´t know why. Should I have asked him why? I cannot tell him allthe plain truth because I´m ashamed. It´ll probably he wouldn´t understand me. I´ll explain you eventually. There is a name which are besetting me: Fagin. And a project. However, in order to carry out this project I need to paint better. That's why I delete what I do.

     Now I´m painting easy things. I´m learning the colour mixing, perspective and proportion. Where the light comes and where the shadow is. Therefore, the first advice of our Master is to choose a no complicated photo. Because there are some classmates that they´ve got themselves into a fine mess!

     Carlos advice us that we enjoy; that we attend to an occupational workshop and we shouldn´t accept any commission since this signify pressure and we are too old now. I think he´s right.

Morbosuit by Carlos Dovao

     Y. a.

     Mary