The Art of Kissing

“We are in favor of a certain amount of shyness when a kiss is proposed, but it should not be too long, and when the fair one gives it, let it be administered with a warmth and energy; let there be soul in it. If she closes her eyes and sighs immediately after it, the effect is greater. She should be careful not to slobber a kiss, but give it as a humming-bird runs his bill into a honey-suckle, deep but delicate. There is much virtue in a kiss, when well delivered. We have the memory of one we received in our youth which lasted us forty years, and we believe it will be one of the last things we shall think of when we die” -Rev. Sidney Smith

Inspired by one of the many intoxicating moments shared with my lover, The Art of Kissing is a piece depicting the sheer beauty and unbridled delight in an act as simple as, Kissing.