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The double realm has been defined as when time and eternity are one; also, the moment in and out of time. Rilke in Sonnets to Orpheus writes:…only in the double realm do our voices carry all they can say.” I first heard mention of the double realm while this painting was nearing completion and was wondering what to call it. The shadow shapes on the right side are doubled as a mirror image turned upside down of the colored shapes on the left side and are held in suspension around a darkening center. So, because of the doubling factor, I thought Double Realm would be a good title for this painting. Furthermore, the meeting of time and eternity defining double realm, sounded to me very much like the “still point” and possibly an aspiration of all art making. Finally, I liked that the title appeared as a synchronous event just when I needed a title.