Music reflects the values and aesthetics of a culture's time. For example, in pop music nowadays, we have FDT (cultural values: acceptance and diversity) and EDM (aesthetic: electronic/ futuristic).
The mnemonic for space notes in the treble clef is FACE (like the one on your head.) The bottommost space is F, the second one is A, and so on.
Reading the notes like so, we get A, then C, then E.
ACE would be your answer.
The materials he used to paint with is fading away and soon it will be completely gone if it is not repainted on a daily basis.