Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How Vision Science Helps Us Paint Better
Out now in Issue #169 (June/July, 2026) of International Artist Magazine: internationalartist.com
Neuroscientists remind us that color doesn't exist "out there"— it's a creation of our brains.
Plus:
👉We see the whole before the parts.
👉Color arrives about a tenth of a second before form.
👉Paintings should live in that sweet spot between boring and confusing.
I post actively on:
Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart
Substack: jamesgurney.substack.com
Website for Signed Books: jamesgurney.com/collections/books
How Vision Science Helps Us Paint Better
Out now in Issue #169 (June/July, 2026) of International Artist Magazine: internationalartist.com
Neuroscientists remind us that color doesn't exist "out there"— it's a creation of our brains.
Plus:
👉We see the whole before the parts.
👉Color arrives about a tenth of a second before form.
👉Paintings should live in that sweet spot between boring and confusing.
I post actively on:
Instagram: instagram.com/jamesgurneyart
Substack: jamesgurney.substack.com
Website for Signed Books: jamesgurney.com/collections/books










