I
just read in the Spanish local paper the weekly comic sketch, which
greatly surprised, at first, then truly delighted me later, when it
somehow lingered in my mind for most part of the day. The artist's
sketch showed 2 well known journalists chatting over some local &
international themes of interest. He does that often, and the same 2
journalists appeared dozens of times before in his sketches. I am
always very impressed by the artist's skill as his sketches, half
realistic half caricatured, seem full of life to the extend you think
they might just pop out of the paper to ask for your opinion on what
they were discussing.
This time, however, one of them, Josep Pernau, had passed away recently (14 Nov.), but Ferreres, the veteran
artist, has resuscitated him, with matter of fact naturalness and
simplicity. To put in another way, he had not let him die. His friend
and colleague would remain always alive and well at the tip of his
pencil. It's just wonderful.
The
other journalist, Josep Maria Cadena, is the 3rd friend and colleague
of the group. These 3 are authentic journalists with devotion and
honesty to their profession, always report events or situations exactly
as they are, without adding their own opinions, judgement or prejudice
and, with great humour where it's appropriate.
No
doubt there are many photos of Pernau, but the one under Ferreres' pen
shows him in continuous movement, with all the precise and subtle or
sudden changes of expressions and moods ... I am very glad I will
continue to see the 3 of them together, hopefully, forever.
