Moonlight Barcarolle segmented vessels Radiating beams of light breaking

Radiating beams of light breaking though the storm clouds over Trinidad Head

shore birds

yet more firings may be used toward a finished piece

wrapped threads

Moonlight Barcarolle segmented vessels Radiating beams of light breakingRichard Weiss, Moonlight Barcarolle, acrylic on wood, optical illusion painting, 37 inches by 20 inches by 6 inches, framed. "Henry Matisse has said: We should always see life as we did in childhood. Adhering plainly to this statement, I enjoy creating interactive mind bending optical illusion paintings. The work is in relief but is painted to appear like a conventional flat picture. Movements of the observer result in fluid distortions of the