tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174777.post-87231172774321776652008-02-24T18:48:00.004-06:002008-02-24T21:11:05.177-06:00On a hard blow to the gut.I have seen Van Gogh's Sunflowers right up close, and the paint is so think and lush and wonderful you want to lick it. I have seen Monet's water lilies in exactly the same way, close enough to touch. I have seen Rembrandt's and Pollock's, and they are dazzling and spectacular. I've stood on the beach and looked at the deep swelling gray of the Pacific Ocean in the morning light, endlessly Jefehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802379622403021511noreply@blogger.com