April 7, 1880
And so began a plan.
A plan so subtle that it will take years, decades perhaps, to fulfill.
William Merritt Chase, our endearing leader, sketched out the method. We would start with the ghost painters. The wandering class of those, like myself, who secretly fueled our oppressors’ art addiction. Those of us who painted under false names and with false pretenses.
We would begin a gradual shift. A move. A changing of style.
We would take our impressionist ways, and we would learn new techniques. Why? Well, we would drive them mad. We would make them fancy the fantastical. Make them not know what is real. Make them question everything, just like they did to us.
The mischief of the brush.
-CV