Unduly harsh 

     Dear Fran,

 Plugged up. I have a mental block and I do not know how to get out of it. I have not been able to make a painting with which I feel satisfied for more than a month.

     Although I have closed a work and it is worthy of moving on to my project, I´m immersed in a painting that I hope will be a turning point in my production. Indeed, I have started to work on the human figure in a more direct and challenging way, and I have reached a situation where I´m not able to pick up a brush and continue with it.

     Do you know what I blame for the cause? The fear. Fear of spoiling what I already have expressed on the canvas.

     This has never happened to me before. I wonder to myself if what happens to me is normal: if other artists have gone through this oppressive process and if they have managed to get away with it. At the same time, I have the feeling that if I managed to overcome this problem, it would give a great leap in quality in my artistic production. I dare to bet it with you. I have tried to contact my teacher for help, but I have not been able to speak to him hitherto. I am sure that he would give me good advice to solve the matter.

     We'll be in touch.

     Y. a.

     Mary