Reflections Archive | That Elusive Image

A consolidated and easily accessible collection of all the Reflections blog posts, gathered in one place to provide a seamless reading experience.

image of an art deco motif in bright impasto oil paint

Deco at 100

Deco at 100 is a curated collection of legendary names and rare treasures.

image of neurons in a surrealistic style

Where art meets the mind

The brain isn’t just a subject of art—it’s the ultimate artist.

image of a landscape painting created with the impasto technique and a palette knife

The palette knife debate

For all its visual flair, the palette knife carries a complicated reputation in the art world.

Reflections that resonate

Mirrors in art don’t just reflect surfaces—they reveal stories and reflect ideas.

image of a dark rainy street at night with street light seen from above

Film noir: From canvas to celluloid

Noir visuals drip with drama: skewed camera angles, dramatic lighting contrasts, and urban night scapes cloaked in shadow and rain.

image of 3D and 4D cubes exploding in three dimensions

Exploring tesseracts, Flatland, and 4D art

4D art invites us to experience a world beyond our direct perception.

A colorized scene of an overgrown, abandoned estate with vibrant autumn foliage in shades of yellow, orange, red, and green surrounding a stone staircase leading to a crumbling arched doorway. In the foreground, a black-and-white cutout of a man in a light-colored suit is placed in front of the ruins, creating a contrast between the vivid background and the monochrome figure.

Kingdom of Zog

Tucked away in the tranquil Muttontown Preserve of East Norwich, NY, hidden deep within a network of winding trails, lies a mysterious relic of the past—a graffitied staircase leading to nowhere.