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According to Professor Adrian Bejan’s book, Design in Nature, a scientific treatise on flow states he observes “The configuration of a flow system is not a peripheral feature. It is the defining feature”. Flow determines the shape of a system … Continued
Transparent water gives the mysterious feeling of looking through a window with mirror-like qualities. If you look directly down into shallow water you can see through to objects on the stream or pond bed. As you raise your eyes reflections … Continued
In the notebooks of Leonardo DaVinci Leonardo presents the essential elements of painting. He uses principles of contrast to illustrate these elements. Ancient Romans gave us their ideas on this subject just as 1000 years ago Sung Dynasty Chinese painters … Continued
One of the most intriguing spaces of my childhood was the interior of the First Presbyterian Church in St. Louis. It was standard gothic, soaring arches, a long narrow nave with tall stained glass windows anchored above the altar. It … Continued
Whether layering with perspective patterns or amorphous clouds of color or both, an artist can create an experience of adding deeper space to an image. Mark Rothko layered almost edgeless shapes of color until the surface hummed with its own … Continued
In printmaking studios we find artists layering their works through different states. Each new layer can be referred as the next “drop”. This process drops a sequence of layers over the previous image. The imagery conflates. Spacial effects deepen. The … Continued