Take a deep breath--slowly pull the air in through your nose so that while doing so your belly moves inward towards your back and your
body extends upward. Hold it to the slow count of 5, then slowly blow it out through your mouth down to the very last bit of air you've taken in. Pause. Do that three times. Then notice: don't you feel better? That's what meditation teacher, Davidji calls 16 seconds of bliss. We all need a lot of that these days.
Close your eyes for a second, then quickly look at the painting below. Now ask yourself: what is the first thing you see? And what caused you to see it? Did something catch your attention because its color or value contrasted
with its surroundings? Was it isolated all by itself? Was something around it directing your attention towards it?
If you saw the sleigh rider first, Mønsted guided you there by (1) one point perspective, where the major directional lines in the painting
lead to the sleigh rider, (2) value contrast where the sleigh rider is very dark, surrounded by a lot of light, and (3) isolation, where the rider appears different from images around him and stands alone as a single image.
Isn't that amazing! Three simple composing tools have focused our attention.
BE WELL. STAY SAFE. DON'T LET MOSS GROW ON YOUR FOCUS.
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