huh, I wasn't quite sure what to make of this, though I think I spoiled myself by skimming the comments.
This is one of the last games I've played in the jam, and one of many binksis, so I knew how to play immediately, though I would have appreciated some indicator of controls to start off.
When I read through the paintings, I think I was expecting some kind of subversion, or playing with the idea that you couldn't see the painting, only hear it described to you - but when it was played straight, I think I felt like I wasn't expecting it, since I didn't get any kind of resolution.
I may have missed something, though - the character at the end chastised me, I think I may have exited out of a painting, or paged through them quickly.