Sanjiban's Correspondence with The Mother

5 May 1934

O my Mother,

I could not manage the leaves of the trees on the left side. How can the leaves of the small tree be shown to be behind those of the bigger one?

It is because you have made the leaves almost of the same colour. Those behind must be more dull (with a bluish tint) than those in front.

Shall I make the water in the foreground a little darker and shall I put darker lines for the ripples?

The water must be of a much deeper blue. This is a view of the sea in the south of France and the sea there is of a very deep blue.

5 May 1934