Sunlight shining through a water droplet. A tealight candle flickering in a blue glass votive. Lamplight through a sheer a silk panel. Illumination in all its forms, and from all the various sources, reveals the world. That is what I think of when I see sunlight dancing on a wave or flashing in the bright eyes of a child. Similar thoughts run through my mind when I see a painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner. His works are considered pre-cursors to those of the Impressionists. Events and details are only suggested not made explicit through the fluid use of light and color.

Turner’s work is so amazing, so textured.
Chris