Soul Painter

The gaze of the gods.

It's a curse.

But it certainly isn't the first time it's appeared on the Investigator.

For example, the demon Hitler of World War II also suffered from this curse.

Since Hitler can live until he dies, there is always a way to solve this curse.

There are such cases in STK's database.

The operator said that he could provide at least three ways to solve the curse for Gao Fan to choose from, but Gao Fan had to be mentally prepared, each of which was expensive.

"What price?" Gao Fan asked.

"One or two human organs are only the tiniest price. Disasters that can affect a lifetime, loss of humanity and sanity, and death of loved ones are all on the list of costs." The operator replied, "The price is in a sense. It is equivalent to a curse, but there are ways to transfer these costs to others, and the consequence is only a condemnation of conscience..."

Let's forget it first.

Gao Fan didn't want to choose.

He stubbornly copied Degas in the Metropolitan Museum.

The painter stranded in the Degas Hall of the Metropolitan Museum has aroused some public attention. Many tourists regard the painter's location as a visit, so that when the painter appears, it will cause crowds to watch. Not every art lover is educated. Many People want to say a few words with the painter, take a photo, and even ask for an autograph.

In order to solve this problem, after discussing with the Metropolitan Museum, Lawrence paid a huge deposit and opened a studio for Gao Fan. The staff will regularly display Degas's paintings from different periods in this studio according to the painter's requirements. Works for painters to copy.

This is a very unconventional treatment, but even the board of directors of the Metropolitan Museum has never objected that there should be such a bond between the greatest contemporary artist and the greatest museum in the world.

In this way, Gao Van and Anna got their studio in the Metropolitan Museum.

That's right, Anna came back here a few days after leaving New York. She said that Gao Fan couldn't live without her at this stage.

Yes.

Anna helped Gao Fan a lot.

Every time Gao Fan finished his copying, Anna would tell Gao Fan.

"No spirituality."

"Just a mediocre imitation."

"No bit of Degas' great technique is reflected on your canvas."

Anna, who speaks the truth calmly, is like a critical machine without gratitude.

How passionate she was when she admired Gao Fan's skills, but how ruthless she is in comparison at this moment.

in the next few months.

Gao Fan was angered by Anna's criticism more than once, tearing off his canvas, pacing back and forth in this small room, occasionally yelling at the wall, and even hammering the wall. At this time, only God can comfort him , and when Gao Fan buried his face in God's smooth fur for a little comfort, he would occasionally think of Xin Wei.

If you encounter difficulties in life, Anna is the one who jumps off the cliff with you, and Xin Wei will try his best to pull you up.

In a blink of an eye, it was March of the following year.

In March in New York, the spring is cold and cold.

The sea breeze blowing from the Pacific Ocean makes the temperature in New York not low, but it is very cold and humid. The Metropolitan Museum feels that the temperature is very suitable for preserving oil paintings, but as long as you leave the museum, it will make Gao Fan feel like there is a cold Light rain patted his face, and he shivered.

At the same time, Gao Fan saw the blonde nurse waiting for him on the marble steps outside the museum.

"What do you want me to do?" Gao Fan was not surprised by this reunion, the lady operator always had a way to find the person she was looking for.

"The president said that you prefer face-to-face communication." The blond nurse said.

"I'm afraid he misunderstood, I don't like to communicate." Gao Fan said.

"I'm here to inform you about the developments in Siam." The blond nurse said, "The monk king is planning to annex the neighboring country Khmer."

"Oh..." Gao Fan thought about how he should express his position, and then said, "I have nothing to do with Qin Fan anymore. After the time in New York three months ago, we have nothing to do with each other."

Yes, Qin Fan returned her humanity to Gao Fan, so Gao Fan really couldn't control what she did.

"I don't want you to do anything, but I want you to know about it." The blond nurse said, "If future generations evaluate the Third World War, they may think it is a symbolic starting event."

"How could there be three wars?" Gao Fan felt that the blond nurse was fooling him, "Siam and Khmer are not enough to slap the two big countries around us. If you want to challenge the existing world order, does the Monk have nuclear weapons?"

"He can have it. A few days ago, the Siamese ambassador visited the Russian president, and the two sides intend to sign a security agreement." The blond nurse said.

"Huh?" Gao Fan stared at the blond nurse before saying, "What does STK want to do? What can I do?"

"No, you don't need to do anything." The blond nurse said, "We will do what saves the world. We are going to form a commando team to try to kill the pros in Russia when they sign the treaty with the Russian president." Fan. What cannot be done in New York may be possible in Russia, after all, we have a better understanding of her."

"Although I can't do much, I still wish you success." Gao Fan said.

...

Gao Fan returned to his studio.

Anna is here waiting for him.

Recently, Anna has no mood to create, and just stares at Gao Fan, which makes Gao Fan very annoying and grateful. After all, there are not many people who can accompany you out of the trough of life.

Lawrence lost two of his popular demon painters, but there was nothing he could do about it, because he also noticed Gao Fan's abnormality. Although Gao Fan's recent works were all imitations of Degas, the results Lawrence saw were, It has lost the sharpness of the Devil School, and lost the representative and obvious features.

Something must have happened to Gao Fan. Lawrence was also aware of this.

Gao Fan felt the pressure.

So he copied Degas even more crazily.

Today, Gao Fan is copying "The Pink and Green Dancer".

This is an 82 by 75 medium format painting.

There are six characters in the picture.

Four close-ups.

Two vistas.

Ballet subjects were Degas' favorite.

Dozens of his works are taken from this theme.

Arranged according to the timeline of his creation of these works, we can clearly see the growth line of his master-level skills. The creation time of this "Pink and Green Dancer" was 15 years after "Dance Classroom". Degas's master technique, the technique that Gao Fan and Anna will name 'Life', has been perfected day by day.

In this work, the dancer's physical expression is very vivid, the colors are blurred and full of dynamics, especially the capture of instantaneous movements, which makes people wonder whether he installed a camera shutter on the oil paintbrush.

Gao Fan is painting, and Anna is watching.

Every time Gao Fan drew a stroke, he could feel Anna's frowning.