I could not count the number of times I've seen this view as I first walked and now scoot through our den at night on my way into the kitchen. But isn't it the familiar that we so often ignore? We'll travel across the country or even the world to see the unusual, or what to us is unusual, while shutting our eyes to what is around us every day. My artistic compulsion of late is to see, REALLY see, what has become invisible through over-familiarity. I'm starting right here at home. And I'm finding that light and shadow are my most trusted allies in the search.

This is one of six new images I added on Monday to my gallery, "Edward Hopper visits my home." (CLICK HERE to see it.) I want to thank everyone who has visited and left comments thus far. You are helping me see that simple subjects can touch people just as much as splendiferous ones. And so my search for the familiar continues...