I haven’t done any painting in a while, and frankly, I missed it a little.  So a couple weeks ago, when I visited NYC with Natalie, I saw a painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that I just fell in love with.

The painting looked like something along the lines of what you see here.  The artist made a repetitive design of lines that formed an imaginary object boundary where the lines change direction.  The effect is that you see a diamond, when there really is none.

Another thing I found neat was that the artist made no real attempt at making lines that were particularly straight or even parallel.  The overall design of the painting sort-of just comes out as an emergent property.

The painting I did behaves similarly, but is quite different in its own right.  I wish I knew the name of the artist who did the original, but I can’t seem to remember.  If anyone recognizes the style, please let me know.

I have plans for embarking on a second painting in the same style, with a much more complex subject matter.  Get ready!

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