Dear Annalis,

I have encountered a problem that I did not anticipated. Katryna has now been with me for several weeks and it is very apparent that she has no artistic tendency for painting. She cannot draw or paint and her attempts at tint reproduction has been a lesson in futility. I am at my wits end for a solution to this road block. I cannot fault Katryna as she has put as much effort into this endeavor as I could hope, but it has only produced one disaster after another. I must sadly conclude that another outlet must be chosen for the interpretation of her work with the Equine and leave this latest struggle in the past. She is very disappointed but accepting of my assessment since she can also see the results from the last few weeks. Katryna’a visual perception distorts the subject when she puts it to canvas and her attempts at material production has only produced pots and pots of grey sludge. I wish I had your guidance here and this is not the last time my desire for your presents will cross my mind. I was very precise in following Master Denon’s teaching methods but can only conclude another avenue must be found for Katryna. I will not burden you with any further details but let me just say my patience and supplies are now greatly depleted. 

On a high note, the scans I have completed on Katryna and myself have revealed some amazing results. Although I see increased activity in my own numbers it is nothing in comparison to Katryna’s brain functions. Her scans differ from any I have studied on Earth. For one thing she uses more of her cognizant brain than any I have seen recorded. The average human on Earth utilizes only about thirty-one percent of the cognizant brain, allowing the rest of their head to run the involuntary bodily functions. Even the so called child prodigies are no higher than forty percent. Katryna’s scans indicate fifty-two percent of her brain can be focused on one specific area or idea. I am not sure what this indicates but I can see in my imagination your eyebrows rising as you read this developement. You have long studied the function of the brain and how to direct it away from the everyday running of the body function and into a more lucrative controllable function. It may have something to do with her prolonged interaction with the Equine or possibly the environment of New London as we concluded in our early studies. Whatever the cause the results are phenomenal. I have never viewed a more pristine scan than Katryna’s. The structural layout and emitted frequencies are so systematic it reminds me of the binary boards built for the super computers. Although the apprenticeship is not turning out as she planned, Katryna has agreed to remain for the allotted time we had agreed upon and will allow me to perform several more scans for study. I will send the first set of data to you along with the last results of my material sustainability tests, I hope my conclusions meet with your approval as this seems a significant find for our work and definitive proof that our original study of the effects of New London on the human brain were correct . If the environment of New London also improves brain function as well as the interactive artistic benefits, think of the implications this could have in your field of perceptual neurology. If a Neurophysician can use this produced image of the Equine to improve or even cure a brain deficiency this will more than convince the Louvre sponsors of the benefits of further funding for our endeavors. Not only will it be possible to offer the world a new artistic experience but we may also be able to offer advanced benefits to the medical community as well. 

My involvement in our project is at a high point at this time as you can detect. I will use this opportunity to produce my first rendition using exclusively New London sourced material. I did find a pure gypsum source last week that is only a few kilometers from the studio. Since I have been running every day after breakfast I am able to explore directions of the surrounding areas previously unknown to me. On one of my excursions I noticed a large pale smudge on the horizon east of my path. Once I returned to my home I checked the survey maps for any information on what it could be. The maps showed only granite and shale mountain terrain. I asked Katryna to take a ride with me out to the area. She has brought along her Roanian mount for the extent of her apprenticeship and they are hardy enough to carry two people for limited distances. She saddle up Faraday as she has designated her steed and we rode out in the direction of my sighting. After covering about twenty kilometers we came upon the pale area I had viewed from afar. It was a small embankment at the foot of the mountains consisting mostly of gypsum. Unlike the source I found in the western mountain range this one was not contaminated with iron. It has produced a fine canvas conditioner with neutral attributes and once mixed with the local linseed oil, an excellent paint stabilizer. Since these were the last pieces of the material puzzle, I can now produce a full New Britannian portrayal of the Equine. I cannot say that Katryna was responsible for this find but her presence here has been beneficial despite the artistic situation. Not only is her emotional stability grounding for me but I find that having her here alleviates a little of the melancholy your absence creates. It is not altogether forgotten but has at least become bearable during this phase of our work.

Love,

Victoria