Dear Marina Abramovic, please give me patience to stay still and enjoy the silence. Tech me how to look into someone else’s eyes, to find myself in them and to sit up straight.

Maria Luque — Buenos Aires — January 2019

Dear Henri Rousseau, please help me not to worry when people say I draw like a child. Give me strength to understand that representation doesn’t always need to be mimetic and that I don’t need to be in the jungle to paint wild animals.

Maria Luque — January 5, 2019 — Argentina

Dear Kazimir Malevich, please help me trust in simple shapes. Dom’t let me overdo it by adding unnecessary details, and make me believe in the strength of primary colours.

Maria Luque — January 3, 2019 — Cordoba, Argentina

Dear Sonia Delaunay, please help me find the strength to never be afraid of wearing colorful clothes. Don’t let me worry over other people’s opinion about my bodie and my choices.

Maria Luque, 2018

Dear Foujita, please help me overcome the hurdles that trip me up and give me the strength and wisdom to look up and find comfort in cats and pets in general.

Maria Luque, November 2018

Dear David Hockney, please transform my thoughts and help me understand that it’s never a shame to paint yet another self-portrait.

Maria Luque, 2018