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Sonatas VII-5 (Dolce Capriccioso)

"Love does delight," the faeries say
"Until your love takes love away."
One Faerie stands on a branch on high,
Another to the dark tree doth fly.
With arms outstretched to cast a spell,
"Love not the light tree alone - do tell."
The Faerie spell is cast by two;
Then three, then four, say "I cast with you."
“L” – “O” – “V”' – “E” appears up in the air,
Then Love's not there.
For Love in letters has been cast down,
The broken letters lie on the ground.
The white tree pines, "Oh! how unfair -
Only faeries dancing dot the air.
Silly people see Monet almost anywhere,
I wonder will they chance to hear
Sonatas with a faerie's ear?"

13824-1 scanThe photo was taken in June of 2019 with a Minolta X-570 35 mm SLR equipped with a 50 mm f/1.7 Minolta MD lens on Kodak Professional T-Max 100 film. The negative was enlarged optically with a Beseler 23CIIXL enlarger and a 50 mm f/2.8 Schneider Componon-S lens on Ilford Multigrade FB Classic Double Weight Fiber Base silver gelatin photo paper. Processing was done archivally using Kodak chemistry, with a final toning with Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner, treated with hypo clearing agent, and washed in an archival washer.

All aspects of this print were handled in an authentic, pre-digital manner. Archival processing will ensure the maximum life span for this print.

This print (1/25) on 8” x 10” paper is available for purchase, mounted or unmounted. Please contact me if interested. Thank You.

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