Dew on Webs

Dew on Webs series: Brown widow and orb-weaver spiders’ nightly architecture drapes leaf and twig, fencepost and vine. In stacks of old photos, I unearthed many snaps of those galactic swirls and light-struck meshes, drops of captured dew glittering like no other prey. I took the hint. Painting these webs, focus was key; where does the eye go, where does it settle? Dew drops – points of light – the web’s center? Yes, and yes, and yes.