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| Rembrandt, Self Portrait |
In my dream I'm hosting a party for artists and other
friends when a well-known woman artist approaches.
In my waking life, this woman once
tried to discredit me, but ultimately failed. I haven't seen her since. Now she is in my dream.
I welcome her.
She ignores me and starts recruiting
people to run for office of the Honolulu Pen Women.
I tell her, “It’s done already. Sabra
is president.”
She stops in her tracks. She turns her back to me and walks off.
Oh no. Not so fast.
I grab her by the arm. She stops.
“I’ve got to know something,” I
say as I face her up close. “What about that thing in the past?”
She stares at a spot below my left
eye.
“Your left eye is good,” she says,
“and there’s a beautiful spot right below it.”
I wake up puzzled. What's that about?
Later when I check my emails, I run across a
reference to Rembrandt lighting:
"When a portrait is
lit by just one light source from a 45° angle to the model, one side of the face will be lit up and the other side will be part light, part shadow. A reflection screen can be used to lighten up the shadows. When a small
triangle of light appears under the eye that is on the shadow side of the face, it is called the Rembrandt Triangle. It's what makes his paintings so compelling."
Rembrandt, Self Portrait
Still don’t
know what to make of my dream, but the connection to Rembrandt is fascinating. So for fun I checked some photos of myself and
found one that sorta-kinda shows a Rembrandt Triangle under my left eye.
The original photo was by my childhood friend and noted Dutch body
painter Ferry Zeeman
My apologies to Ferry for changing the photo by increasing the contrast to make the triangle pop.
Now I'll be looking for Rembrandt Triangles in every picture.
