A inocência / The innocence

óleo sobre tela / oil on canvas
100 x 60 cm
2005

…apercebi-me que uma cara de criança irrompia da tela, uma cara inocente e pura…
…a menina era leve e flutuava…
…tive plena consciência, o meu olhar avistava no todo outra figura…
Era bebé desta vez, estava suspenso no ar…
…do seu corpo inteiro saía luz…
…sendo menina ainda, a idade era um pouco mais avançada, adolescente talvez, mas mesmo assim inocente…
…a menina estava de pé, preparava-se para tocar o chão com os pés e descer do vôo que trazia…
Felizes os que sorriem, felizes os que confiam, felizes os que nada temem, porque deles é o Reino dos céus.

…I saw that a child face was bursting out of the canvas, an innocent and pure face…
… The little girl was light and she was floating…
This time it was a baby. It was suspended in the air…
… The light was coming out of it’s entire body…
…It still was a little girl, but it was a little bit oldest. Teenager maybe, but still innocent…
The little girl was standing up, she was preparing herself to touch the ground, with her feet and getting down the flight that brought…
Happy the ones that smile, happy the ones that trust, happy the ones who have no fear, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to them