The Surface Vs. 3D Paradox Solved

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There was a crazy split in art history between the modernist perspective of being true to the surface of the canvas vs. the classical window looking at out the world. Paradoxically, both are true but they missed what connects them: light and color vibrations dance on our cornea's surface.

Grateful

Newberry, Grateful, oil on canvas,

Grateful, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 inches. In the last year I have been feeling grateful for friends, the beauty of Idyllwild, the ability to create so freely, and being in the right place to enjoy them all so much. How does an atheist find images to express that? These overlapping hands had an …