In-the-Absence

This is an homage of sort to my favorite poet, e. e. cummings and my

favorite watercolor artist, Frank Webb.

Walking through the park a week or so ago looking at the last colors of

fall, I found myself squinting, as I usual do, to see and arrange the

scenery into usable compositions. Painters often indulge in this

conscious and unconscious squinting exercise to allow shapes and

forms to blend and come together as they share similar hue, tonal value

and borders. Seeing this way eliminates details that “busy” the

composition and distract attention from the feel of the harmony of the

scene as a whole. This image which is part of a series I call “Lost and

Found” was processed to simplify elements, remove details, eliminate

lines and other borders and allow shapes and forms to flow into each

other. Comments and critique are always welcome.

Hi Wayne,

  Love your way of squinting, the colors, lighting & composition are beautiful.  Take care, Patsy

Thanks, Patsy.  I definitely believe in squinting.