"Dancing Through the Winds"
watercolor 10" x 14"
created July 4, 2008 by Liora Leah
I was sketching this drawing on a piece of paper, trying to figure out the color transitions; I fell asleep. In the dream that followed, I could see the colors flowing along the channels created by the lines in the drawing. I heard these words to describe what I was seeing: the colors were "dancing through the winds," hence the name of the painting.
Only after I finished the drawing did I look at it and realize it would make a nice geometric puzzle. Since many of them are mathematical whizzes and artists, I emailed a photo of the drawing to my relatives; so far, no one has figured out the puzzle without major "hints." The color questions are relatively easy to solve; the geometry questions are harder.
Anyone out there in Curezone land a math whiz? If so, here are the questions I asked my family members, with a new hint added:
This puzzle is based on relatively simple, basic geometry.
Just answer these questions correctly:
1) Look at the lines in the puzzle---
a) What is the one basic geometric shape involved in the creation of the puzzle? (HINT: There is one basic geometric shape that is repetitive--all of the repetitions of this shape are the same size!)
b) Where are the "extra" line segments in the puzzle not necessary for the basic geometry?
2) Look at the colors in the puzzle--
There are 3 primary colors used --blue, red, yellow**. What is the rationale behind the orange, green, purple, and brown line segment placement?
(Admittedly, some of the color lines are hard to distinguish from each other because I took "artistic license" and blended them into each other at certain points, but the general pattern should still be discernible.)
Have fun!!
Here's the solution:
http://curezone.com/blogs/fm.asp?i=1212447
Blessings, Liora
** Ok, Ok, red-blue-yellow are not considered "primary colors" scientifically, but hey, that's what I grew up with!! For an interesting article on primary colors, see this Wiki article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_color
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