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.
