Then he introduced her to Joaquín Sorolla. It was like stepping out of the darkness into the light.
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Dear D
Now we're talking. This guy can paint. The paintings show life in a way that photographs never can. This is the reason to be an artist. To supercharge what you see with the way it makes you feel. The joy of children playing on the beach or a mother's love for her baby. Though there is a sadness too, knowing that these moments don't last. But he doesn't dwell on that, doesn't go psycho like Goya.
I look at these paintings and I'm jealous of the life these people led. That newborn baby in the mother's bed didn't grow up with the worries I have about the world. Things were a lot simpler back then.
M
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