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While visiting the country home of a relative, I passed through the kitchen and saw these ingredients lying on the counter in much the same arrangement. The bread was fresh-baked, the pears from another relative’s tree, the potatoes from my garden, the onion and the sweet potato from a local farmer’s market. Light from the window highlighted the vegetables and all I needed for a complete composition was to add the carrots and the jam pot with spreader.

Long ago when I was in high school, two passions began to wrestle for dominance inside me, the world of science and the world of art. In particular I was drawn to biology and oil painting at the same time. I struggled to merge these conflicting realities of facts and emotions, trying to determine which should prevail in my life. After many decades of internal "war," the best I've been able to do is merge a career as a field biologist with habitat engineering, and also pursue painting as a pastime. I'm happy to report that some time ago I found the secrets to resolving my early conflicts between art and science. I am forever grateful for having the privilege of devoting myself to the arts, sciences and humanities in the way I did, for...