Asteroidea
Star-shaped
Echinoderm
Wonderment
Starfish have tube feet operated by a hydraulic system and a mouth at the center of the oral or lower surface.
“In the vast oceanic universe starfishes are the stars in the sky of the shore…” – Munia Khan
Leaflets
Neatly angled
Long pairings
Bushy clusters
My backyard mahonia sports spiny evergreen foliage with orange outbreaks.
“I think mahonia is a beautiful, colorful, and interesting plant!” – Sharon Galbreath
Tidal Flow Patterns
Accessing the pure
Duration of reality
As it is
The direct and immediate apprehension of reality does not rely on reason or analysis.
“Art is not an imitation of reality, but a creation of reality. The artist does not simply copy what he sees, but rather he reveals the hidden essence of reality. He does this by presenting us with images that are constantly changing and evolving. These images are not static, but rather they are dynamic and alive.” – Henri Bergson
Inherent Dynamism
Evocative essence
Light complexity
Process growth
Things are all interconnected and constantly changing.
“The world is a process of becoming, not a fixed system of being.” – Alfred North Whitehead
Resilience
Dynamic process
Interrelated with
Its environment
Reality is ultimately unknowable, but its essence can be exposed by studying dynamic processes.
“Process is the becoming of reality.” – Alfred North Whitehead
Hilltop Meditation
Physical matter
Mental synthesis
Interplay
By combining mental representations, given visual opportunities are expanded.
“The more you learn, the more you can create.” – Albert Einstein
Vegetation Variety
Desert-like area
Difficult conditions
Survive and thrive
Suspending presuppositions about the world, the artist concentrates on the way things appear in experience.
“The roots of all growth are in the soil of stillness.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Urban Fabric
Shared space
Common ground
Alienation isolation
City chaos begins to give way to aesthetic order.
“The best way to deal with chaos is to embrace it.” – Alan Watts
Leaf Venation
Reticulate mesh
Xylem transports
Gene expression
Intense back-lighting reveals structural detail.
“A unified core understanding will enable an increasing range of plant biologists to incorporate leaf venation into their research.” – Lawren Sack
Spring Runoff
Colorado river
Grand mesa
Valley floor
A large mountain snow pack continues to fill the river into summer, as evolutionary forces govern nature and human experience.
“An understanding of the natural world is a source of not only great curiosity, but great fulfilment.” – David Attenborough