In flight.

How To Make A Portrait Of A Bird.–Jacques Prevert First paint a cagewith an open door,then paintsomething pretty,something simple,something beautiful,something usefulfor the bird. Then place the canvas within a treein a garden,in a woodor in a forest,hide behind the treewithout saying anythingwithout moving an inch… Sometimes the bird arrives quicklybut he can also take many yearsbefore deciding,do not become discouraged,wait,wait for years if you have to,the speed or the sluggishnessof the bird’s arrivalhas no effecton the outcome of your painting. When the bird arrivesif it arriveskeep the most profound silence,wait for the bird to enter the cageand when he is insidegently close the door with the paintbrush.Thenerase all of the bars one by onewhile taking carenot to touch any of the bird’s feathers,then do the tree’s portraitchoosing the most beautiful branchfor the bird.Paint the greeneryand the freshness of the wind as well,the spray of the sun,and the noise of the animalsin the…