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John you are absolutely right in all you believe and all you surmise.
The two major tenets of my approach to painting are that nature cannot be copied and that realistic painting is the art of deception. So whatever truth you seek has little appeal for me.
You are at heart, a scientist looking for empirical proof to guide you. All the proof I need is in my heart. I am bowing out of this discussion because I realize what you are looking for I am not willing to expend the energy to provide.
During this whole discussion you have run circuitously back and forth looking to to prove and disprove each point. I feel I
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