Mordicai Gerstein: How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird
Written by Jacques Prevert and Translated and Illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein
Cover Background
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Jacket Front Background Outtake
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Jacket Foreground
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Night Time with Moon
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The Bird
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Setting Up the Canvas(Title Page)
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First, Paint a Cage. . .
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. . .With an Open Door
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Then, in the Cage, Paint Something for the Bird
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. . .Something Useful and Beautiful
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Then Take the Picture to a Garden
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. . .Or a Forest
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Put the Picture Under a Tree
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Don’t Speak. Don’t Move
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Sometimes the Bird Comes Quickly
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Don’t Be Discouraged. Wait
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Wait Years If Necessary
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When the Bird Comes. . .
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. . .Remain Absolutely Silent
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Wait Until the Bird Enters the Cage
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Then Gently Close the Door With Your Brush
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Then. . .
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Erase the Cage
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Then Wait For the Bird to Sing
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If it Doesn’t Sing Don’t be Sad
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It Is a Sign That You Can Sign
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Hanging the Painting by the Window
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End of the Day
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Tomorrow You Can Paint Another One
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Jacket Back
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