Oh my goodness, I have been delinquent!  Sorry, let me get back —pronto— to the reverse alphabet of art. Last post was for the letter T and now I’m ready to move on to the letter S.  Andiamo!

Wouldn’t you love to be passing a summer afternoon with these ladies?  I would!  I bet they are discussing their beaus.

Or, taking a summer afternoon nap to escape the heat in this little outbuilding in Corfu?  I would!

Or, gliding in a gondola over the waterways of Venice?  I would!

Or, observing some exotic ceremony in some Middle Eastern country?  I would!

Or, playing some board game with your friends on some pretty bank of some lovely, cooling stream?  I would!  But I do wonder why all the women have their heads wrapped up in filmy cloth.  Too many insects, I presume.

One activity from which I prefer to be excused, is reading while under mosquito netting.  But, who wouldn’t like to look at the beautifully-painted image?  I would!

Or, painting a portrait of a gorgeous gentleman while sitting on classical balustrade next to a waterfall? I mean come on!  I would!

Or standing over water pouring out of a jet and into a pool, while dressed in your most elaborate summer whites. While pausing on a classical balustrade, next to some potted lemon trees in some magnificent Italian locale?  I would!

What child wouldn’t like to spend the evening hours, after the heat of the day has passed, dressed in your coolest cotton clothing, capturing fire flies in a flower garden?  I would!

Or fishing on the side of a cool stream with your feet in the water?  I would!

Or, preparing to dine on an outdoor terrace?  I would!

Or, best of all, who wouldn’t love to lie on the ground, sunk into your voluminous and gorgeous summer fashions and being painted all the while by one of the best painters of all time?  I would!

Who wouldn’t want to spend a summer with John Singer Sargent?

Keep cool, everybody! Arrividerla!