Ah, the Atmosphere! Understanding Depth Perception: Part II

Into the distance In Where is it? Understanding Depth Perception: Part I we studied how we make sense of the light that…

Where is it? Understanding Depth Perception: Part I

Look with your eyes not with your hands. – Every parent of a toddler Perceptual Psychology: Depth Cues One of the challenges…

Geometry is the foundation of all painting. – Albrecht Dürer There is another way to organize any rectangle in addition to the…

…The order signifies the interval between the parts; the mode relates to the quantity, the form consists of lines and colors. The order…

Nicolas Poussin finished painting ‘A Dance to the Music of Time’ in 1636. The aspect ratio of the painting is 1:1.261 (when you…

We can continue the analysis of both versions of Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‘Virgin of the Rocks’ by looking at the way the ϕ…

Leonardo Da Vinci is in the news again. He painted two versions of Virgin of the Rocks. The first from 1483-1486 which now…

We’ve spent considerable energy looking at design in painting. All of it from work created decades or centuries ago, until now. This is ‘Orange…

Once again Leonardo is in the news so we’re going to take advantage of this opportunity. Saint Jerome Praying in the Wilderness is…

Pablo Picasso- Guernica & √5: Part II “The laws of composition are never new, they are always someone else’s.” – Pablo Picasso Now…