The painting was framed in a misty view of sky, sea, and valley. Newt'…

Kurt Vonnegut
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The painting was framed in a misty view of sky, sea, and valley. Newt's painting was small, black, and warty. It consisted of scratches made in a black, gummy impasto. The scratches formed a sort of spider's web, and I wondered if they might not be the sticky nets of human futility hung up on a moonless night to dry. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (2009). Cat's Cradle: A Novel, p.164, Dial Press
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