The Painting by Dead Rebel - Self Working MentalismWhat Is It? In 'The Painting', you tell a story of a mysterious painting and poem, and offer to demonstrate the influence they hold over us. A pack of picture cards is removed and shown, revealing all manner of objects. You mix them, then split them into two piles, and the spectator chooses one. That packet is cut into two, and again, one is chosen. This continues until just a single face down card remains on the table. At this point, you draw