A tete-a-tete with Mr. Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci

      While I was looking at the painting of Mona Lisa at the museum, a guy approached me and I was amazed with what I saw. That guy was Leonardo Da Vinci, the one who painted the Mona Lisa. He asked me why I was looking at the painting and I simply said that the painting caught my attention. He also asked why it caught my attention; I said that it’s very simple yet it expresses beauty in simplicity. I asked him his secret on how he paints such very fine images and he just smiled and asked me if we can go out for a walk, I agreed with him. While we were walking, he took out a piece of paper and a pen then he started illustrating. He said that, there’s no such secret behind his outstanding work in painting.

        Let it come from your heart, free your mind and let your imagination run wild, Da Vinci said to me. He showed me the illustration he had made. Guess what? It was me who he illustrated on the paper and he affixed his signature at the bottom. Words can’t express how happy I was at that moment. He gave me advises and tips on how to paint perfectly. He also showed me some of his paintings. I enjoyed looking at the paintings though it’s a little bit old and the image is not that clear anymore.

           Time passed by so fast that I didn’t notice that we have reached my house already. Before leaving, he gave me a paint brush and he said that it’s mine already. For me, it was the greatest remembrance that a person can have in their life. He said to let the paint brush serve as an inspiration to me when I paint something. He said that even though we only had one day spent with each other still, he had a great time with me. He bid goodbye and I watched him walk away. I admit I’m going to miss him very much.