This drawing challenge called up a memory of the optical whimsy 'Faces and Vases' which I first learned of as a young child when my mother was taking some art classes. Later, in my own art studies, I learned that the illusion illustrates the principal of
figure-ground reversal.
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| 'Faces and Vases' - pigma pen and prismacolor pencil in 5x7 moleskine |
I was actually given a vase of flowers at a small and intimate birthday celebration with my friends Wednesday night.
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| The bright blossoms within the vase are a sweet harbinger of spring. |
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| The days are growing longer. |
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| Some winter-loving people say 'Spring schming. Who needs it!?" |
