The blue curve is made from a single continuous curve. It does not have any exact symmetry. And yet it gives a great impression of symmetry. Paper in progress.

Wisteria is ready for visitors! Drop by Santa Clara University for fragrance and beauty. Love working with students here about problem-solving skills. They are headed to make the world better.

A gentle sunset to bring February to a close. And I made no purchase to obtain it!

Mathematical art show at the Golden Section meeting of the MAA yesterday! Thanks to Mission College for hosting us. #mathart @gwenbeads.bsky.social

Speaking for the monthly Illustrating Mathematics Seminar on Friday, Feb 14. It’s 9 am PST. Come on down!

Pretty sunset to get February off to a good start. When I got home, the moon and Venus were flirting behind the clouds.

“And I’ll bring a song of love and a rose in the wintertime.”

Another image in the Christmas spirit. A rhapsody of tangency, with some generative fill from Photoshop AI. Not exactly sure what I mean by this, but it speaks to me.

In my opinion, now is about the time for Christmas decorations. Here’s one of mine, made for a Christmas card with some help from AI in the form of generative fill and lots of fiddling. Merry Christmas!

@wbeeman.bsky.social An image from our Christmas card. A rhapsody on tangency!