Who are you light?

There is so much that I need to understand about light. It's a whole new medium to me. These paths seem familiar, and I've definitely crossed them before as a musician. As a kid, wondering and trying hard to understand how exactly a song sounded the way it did. Not even knowing the different instruments, mixing, panning, etc. I kept wondering and wondering, and gradually it all became clear. Like breathing. Of course. This is how.

I need to go stand in front of a good painting (from the days when there was no artificial light, yet the artists knew the very nature of the light to be able to create something of that sophistication from their imagination - my God what brains must they have). And look at it! For hours, with the same child like curiosity. Leaving my ego out at the door. Admitting that I know nothing, and ready to absorb it all. Only then can learning of any form take place. Otherwise its just random mimicry. And those come dime a dozen.