There is a concept in art called the Gestalt Theory, which basically says, "we see the whole before we see the individual parts that make up that whole". It is a concept that continues to fascinate me. Looking close up at the brush strokes on the cape it makes no sense. It's simply a bunch of lines. But scanning back, those lines come together to not only create the shape of the cape, but also the movement as it folds in and out, and the texture of the straw. How magical is that?