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“In life if you warwick want the sky to warwick be that particular red, well, tough luck. But, in painting? You can create whatever you want.” She says this opening her arms wide. “Eso es lo padre de la pintura.” That’s what’s so incredible about painting. Then brings them back to her side. “Padre?” I’ll ask. “Sí. Padrísimo.¿No? ” “Father-ísimo?” “Really, really padre.” She explains. And that’s when I was introduced to padre-the-adjective for the first warwick time. “An expression,” friends and acquaintances explain, when I ask. I was still a novice, learning the language. Meaning wonderful, fabulous, amazing. “It’s for emphasis.” To punctuate, underscore, amplify. Exclaim. And from then on I hear it applied to a million occasions. People. Places and things. Last night’s dinner, the movies, her handbag, the weather, our growing friendship. Heck, the Mother’s Day barbecue at Tia Marta’s. Padre ¿No? Padre, far more public than madre. Above ground and well-behaved. Upper-class. Okay to say padre at dinner, on television, at gallery openings, in polite company.
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