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02.09.2020 16:59 •  Английский язык

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Arthur started painting when he was 10. He loved painting so much that he
decided to become an artist. Arthur studied painting seriously and mastered his
technical skills to reach a professional standard.
At 25 he arranged his first exhibition. Art critics wrote nice reviews of the
exhibition and most of his paintings were sold. Arthur was happy. He married Tina,
the girl he had loved since his school days, and rented a room to build his workshop
there.
Soon, to complete his education, Arthur went to Italy. He lived and painted there
for almost half a year. When his money was spent, Arthur returned home. Time passed
but Arthur’s other exhibitions were less successful than the first one. In fact Arthur
painted much better than before his visit to Italy.
But the art critics said that his paintings were too academic and there was nothing
new in them. Arthur worked hard to improve his style. Sometimes he managed to sell
some of his paintings but soon the money ran out and he felt very unhappy.
One morning Arthur came to his workshop earlier than usual. He tried to finish
one of his pictures but he felt that he wasn’t able to work. Arthur got angry and threw
down his brush.
A bright orange spot appeared on the board which lay below to protect the floor.
The board was covered with green, blue and yellow paint from previous work. It was
a real mixture of bright colours.
Arthur ran out of the workshop. An hour later, Tina came to the workshop to
clean it. She picked up the board and put it against the wall to clean the floor. At that
moment, Mr Harrison, the owner of an art gallery, came in. Two days before Arthur
had invited him to come and look at the pictures. Arthur went around the workshop
looking at the pictures. There was a blank and bored expression on his face. He sighed,
“Nothing interesting”. Suddenly the board against the wall attracted his attention. He
went closer.
“Tina, my dear,” he said. “What an interesting picture! Is it Arthur’s new work? Why
is he keeping it from us?”
Tina kept silent, she didn’t know what to answer. Mr Harrison continued
admiring the picture with an orange spot. “I’m happy that he has changed his style.
This really is something special. I’ll ring Arthur this evening. Tell him that I’m ready
to buy this picture myself. And any other pictures in this style.” Then he left the
workshop.
When Arthur came back, Tina told him about Mr Harrison’s visit. She was very
nervous and Arthur couldn’t understand her at first. Tina repeated the story and Arthur
started to laugh. Then he asked, “Why didn’t you explain the whole thing about the
board to Mr Harrison?”
“I don’t know,” answered Tina. “I knew that I should. But at first I thought he was
playing jokes. Then I was afraid to look silly. I just said I didn’t think you would sell
it.”
“I see,” said Arthur. “But what shall we do now?”