27 April 2010

Reconsidering, again

detail of Birth of Venus & a page in progress from Horton Hatches the Egg

Let not familiarity blind us to revelations: a protective frond of golden-red locks, the selfless devotion of an elephant "who must weigh a ton." Let us look again, closer this time, and slower.

1 comment:

Victoria Thorne said...

this is just what i was looking for (the right words, the soothing tone, the beauty)

thank you, very much indeed