The 10 to 5 Call*
artist at workThe autumn leaves are falling and the light is getting dim
As the painter wipes his pots down clean and fucks the brushes in
-Brendan Behan, Irish housepainter, writer and rebel
*refers to the daily schedule in the code of a house painter: work 8am to 5, then 10 more minutes to clean up at his own expense. Behan advocated cleaning at the boss’s expense, starting at 4:50pm.