Monday, March 5, 2018

ADVICE FOR THE BEGINNER



It's a mistake to start by infiltrating Gainsborough's Blue Boy;
People will notice, even if you pretend you've been there always
We recommend something smaller; say a man with a straw hat
One of those on shore not watching a small boat in a Hiroshige print.
If you find Hiroshige's staffage too etherial for your tastes
We can fit you into a townscape seen through a window
In a hasty sketch thought by some to be a late Tinteretto
You'll have your back to the viewer but your right hand
Will wear a tiny gold ring and be raised expressively.

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