Our fascination with the feeling of a view of Infinity has an ancient history in visual art. This is also true of our fascination with our perception of water’s translucence. But combining these two perceptions into a single image rarely … Continued
Yesterday I hiked through a salt marsh near me. I was wearing tall rubber boots to allow tromping through the marsh onto muddy flats. This was a mistake and, an opportunity. Suddenly one foot, then the other sunk deeply into … Continued
The ancient Roman architect, Vitruvius explained there were four orders of architecture, four types of columns in his opus De Architectura. His ideas still circulate in architecture today. But, his notion of capitals on columns is a reductionist idea. If … Continued
Painting and Architecture share a fanciful history. Ancient Roman artists enjoyed describing architectural space in frescos and mosaics. Their images were not what we today call realistic. But, they were perceived that way then. Audiences shift their needs and perceptions … Continued
The motif of painting wet city streets was not in the pictorial canon prior to the mid 19th century no doubt because city streets were rarely bricked or cobblestoned. Even those surfaces were not as smooth and evenly reflective as … Continued
With modern Cities came paved streets. With smooth and wet paved streets artists found new visual menu. Rain hits the smooth surface and spreads out like glass as it searches for depressions and flow opportunities. On relatively level surfaces rainwater … Continued