'For a long time Portinari has been rehearsing this idea of painting off the canvas (...) , of giving wing to spotted birds and making flowers that bloom every morning and sleep every night.
He understands that the earth’s secrets are within him, with the world’s colors separate so that he can draw them together in his creations on canvas.'
Cecília Meireles
Writer
In: Meirelles, Cecília. Portinari, o lavrador. A Manhã, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 24 fev. 1943. Letras e Artes.
