Math is Fun!

I enjoy using perspective in my work, but I sometimes fly by the seat of my pants when it comes to being really precise with the linear relationships. Last semester, I had two delightful engineering students who kept saying, "But what is that spatial relationship, really?" They ended up teaching me some math/geometry skills that are helping me straighten out some mistakes I have made in my paintings, as well as help my teaching skills. Here is the almost repaired version of a painting called "Tipping Point", about global warming. Below are photos of the painting before the repair began, and one of the windows with the grid double drawn in, showing how the ellipse is divided to properly recede in space. Who knew math could be so fun and useful?

The Tipping Point

According to Merriam Webster, clique ca mean a group of persons with a common goal or interest, so I am entering this painting for Illustration Friday's challenge of the week.

I read a lot of Japanese Fairy Tales (because of my study of anime). I'm interested in the lessons concerning tolerance and balance within nature and culture that the stories have to offer. This painting, called The Tipping Point, is about the search for balance.