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You and I have a brain that tells us where to look and what to look for. It’s selective and predictive. It looks on to the environment’s reflective patterns of light with expectations. It stops when it finds them. The … Continued
The dazzling spectacle of translucent water revealing two different palettes within the same visual field always seduces my eye. The palette below the water is more subdued, often occluded by surface motion, shadows, reflections and floating material. The palette of … Continued
Landscape artists of the 17th century fell under the spell of the mysteries offered through directed sunlight and shadow. The painting surface became a platform for theatrical stage lighting. It would influence later stage sets and their illumination just as … Continued
The drama of waves crashing against rocks attracts us with its bright contrasts of sunlight and shadow, its dynamic continuity, always changing never static, its theatrical thunderous sound, and, its sparkling explosions. We are biologically hard-wired to attend to high … Continued
On personal trips to Rome I discovered ornate and enormous mosaic floors. In Palestrina you walk over windows revealing intricate Roman mosaics below. These were the floors of vast villas or grand bathhouses. On a more intimate scale Romans created … Continued
I recall two favorite desserts from childhood. One was layer cake. Pan cakes were always a relative disappointment. I missed the beauty of those layers. The other was apple strudel. Again, it was those delicate multiple pastry layers that appealed … Continued