I suppose that was an example of close attention to detail that is common to writers and artists. It is imperative, whether consciously or not, that one observe the vast as well as the infinitesimal in order to create the image or choose accurate words that ring true.
Elizabeth Winder, Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953
artists, attention-to-detail, big-picture, observant