Tal done-in Tal style!
" It is an ideology which gives the artist the right to despise the sitter's philistine relatives who cling to the outward husk and miss the essence ." - E.H.Gombrich et al This little gem...popped out of my database accidentally when I was looking for something else....and.... It was not often that this great magician from Riga was shown some magic, it was great fun! But, my friend, magic demands a child like innocence and not a 'grown-up', 'knowledgeable' pretense! Magic demands that it is seen from afar..... don't bring in a magnifying glass and climb the platform in your inquisitiveness to see "how" and "what-ifs". The child's means are simple... all that a child needs is his/her lips to suck the milk, and the eyes to see the colours and twist the same lips to smile.... rest assured - your smile and mine is no match to it!! (now don't go to wikipedia to check at what stage the cones develop....it develops w