Thanks, Mike. The source of my misunderstanding began in a posting from Karin Wells (6.17.02) saved in my treasured notebook of Forum wisdom. Karin states that "The intersection of the two lines described above is the exact point of the kiss in my painting below." It's a beautiful painting of a mother and child. That information in addition to input from a landscape painter that I studied with, who divided up his canvas into 6 quadrants telling students that the "star performer" should go on one of the intersections, I falsely assumed that the center of interest had to be on that line intersection. It's interesting how a "little information" can lead to false conclusions. Your post has been very liberating as it sure opens up a lot more space in a composition for the focal point. I guess it's not just children who take things literally!!!
