Shoreline | Boundary interface Juxtaposition circuit Land water air |
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he basic elements of existence on this planet come together and interact at certain junctures, where diverse materials in different phase states connect. I always benefit from being present at the shoreline, and enjoy contemplating the complexity and primal nature of the experience. After many years of photography, approaching and conversing with these essentials using a zoneplate ignites perceptive awareness anew. It is wonderful how a fresh technique or creative approach can renew artistic desire. It is also good that each incident informs comprehension and influences future creative efforts. Evidence of the dynamic character of evolution is present in all knowledge.
Today's quote is one that Edward Hopper, the great realist painter of the early twentieth century, carried in his wallet throughout his life.
“The beginning and end of all literary activity is the reproduction of the world that surrounds me by means of the world that is in me, all things being grasped, related, re-created, molded, and reconstructed in a personal form and original manner.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
