Seeing the Thing You Didn't Remember

All painters have to learn this because especially if you're working in oils, you actually have to paint in the background. Weavers know this because when they're making patterns and weaving, they've got to weave the background as well. You become aware of it, same way the people who made the great oriental carpets. They're much more aware of the background as constituting an essential part of the total experience. It's very important to have a connection in life and to be in the know. And this is the way it fundamentally comes out of seeing the thing you forgot. What's the most obvious thing I forgot? Well, what's that? Well, who do you