It's not difficult to tell which of these images is 'upside down'. Trees grow on an island in the river. Their reflection wobbles in the current.
However, before painting, I took a photograph of the island and, struck by its asymmetry, I turned it upside down. Then I copied that reversed image - the one on the left. It appeared to me rather like an image of a pagan green man with his crown of trees - a spokesman for the natural environment. He might not consider our current global state as quite 'the right way up'.
Of course, this is a tried and tested painting exercise to help artists overcome their prejudices - seeing what they think is there, rather than what really is there. I found it useful.
Of course, this is a tried and tested painting exercise to help artists overcome their prejudices - seeing what they think is there, rather than what really is there. I found it useful.