How does a painting read?

[Allan Rahbek]

Mike,

I believe that our brain functions in different ways in different situations.

In most situations it serves as a detector of what we find is the most important informations for us. We find what we are looking for.

Some people look at a portrait just to read the mood of the sitter. They look at the eyes, mouth and the areas around there. If that is pleasing everything is OK. That