3779. He felt that he could infuse a new spirit of realism
into the age-old practice of painting images of Christ, Mary and the various
saints. He went for long journeys into peasant villages always looking for
faces and figures to use in his work. When he found someone with a suitable
character he would make quick sketches in a notebook he carried, and later he
would elaborate his sketches into drawings.
3780. He was one of those happy people who are totally
convinced of the correctness of their views, so much so that it did not even
enter his head to question his plans for the future.
3781. He looked forward to the day when he could set up his
own studio after he finished his apprenticeship. He was either unaware or
indifferent to the growing antagonism in educated society to all things
religious and metaphysical.
3782. His commitment to his calling was so complete that he
planned to enter a monastery and become a monk. There was an odd similarity
between this painter, and the sculptor that had been invited to Harriet’s
birthday party. They both had two grandfathers, and two grandmothers living at
the time of the events we are relating.
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