Artistic Temperament
"I have been looking
forward to this for a long time, mon cher. To capture your exquisite beauty
on canvas! I get goose bumps just thinking about it! Just keep still, s'il
vous plaît. Mon Dieu! Keep still! How can I be expected to work under
these conditions? You have a beautiful face but you need to remain still
so I can paint it, no? Again with the fidgeting! PTOO!!! I spit upon your
unfinished portrait! I never want to see your fidgety face again!"
The artist smashed
the mirror and stamped away from his self portrait in disgust.
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