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Old 07-04-2002, 11:17 PM   #8
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There are lots and lots of "lost edges" in the example I posted...I only mentioned one of them.

Obvious: the book gets "lost" in the sleeve, the sleeve's back edge gets "lost" into the back of the dress.

Not so obvious: her curls and some areas of the leaf's edge (on the left).

Also, notice the way Vermeer connects his shadows into larger patterns that transcend form. They merge so well you cannot tell where one form ends and another begins.

"Edges" don't actually "get lost" in "real life", but the artist grabs the opportunity to make it happen in good painting.

I most especially love Vermeer. You can learn all you'll ever need to know about painting just from studying his work. His lessons are simple, clean and clear. He is a painter with both weight and substance.

Can you tell that Vermeer is my verrrrry favorite painter? Honestly, everything I know so far, I think that I learned from copying his work.
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