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
Once Leonardo DaVinci introduced European artists to atmospheric distance with blurred S’fumato effects we were on our way to using mist as an agent for mystery. And, Once Claude Gelee introduced European artists to atmospheric perspective in the 1600s we … Continued
Let’s visit Italy in 1610. Caravaggio is alive and painting. In ten years he will be gone before reaching 40. While he leaves paintings that define the beginning of the Baroque age he leaves few drawings as evidence of his … Continued
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
I was thirteen years old. Just after dawn I followed a trail from our cabin down to the banks of the Meramec River. As it rushed over its shallow gravel bed it made soft clattering sounds. In the pale ambient … Continued