Chapter 103: The Mentor's Path
Elena’s POV
I was standing in the center of the recently renovated art studio while the sun was low above the vineyard. The light was coming in through the large windows and creating long shadows all over the space. I was thinking quietly as I looked around at the paintings along the walls. Every one of them told a tale, mine, and now some of the others.
The day I would finally take the action I had been dreaming about for years—mentoring the next generation of artists—was something I had been thinking about for a long time. Although it seemed unreal, it was also the logical conclusion of everything that had transpired in my life.
Since I first started painting, I have always found comfort in the way my brushstrokes conveyed my feelings, ideas, and experi
