At the time when Columbus discovered these islands, it was rumored
that there was a river, spring or fountain where the waters had such miraculous
curative powers that any person who bathed in them would be blessed with
everlasting youth.
Jessica, my model and assistant, claims that the river
that flows around the boundary of our land has these magical properties. Hence she has named it, “The Fountain of
Youth”. At the end of each working day,
we put the waters to the test and bathe.
This ritual serves not only as our Elixir of Life but it gives me practice in sketching the fleeting figure.
The river is shown in today’s painting and
the sketches are my most recent catch of bathing figures.
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