DAN COOPeR is an exhibiting artist in Northern California. He is the author of “24 Ways to See the Light” (1981), a series of geometric images for meditation. He also published “Views from the Porch,“(2002) presenting paintings of British Columbia, and “Journey to the Aquitaine”(2006), his French miniatures of southwest France. In the 12th Century, this area was known as The Aquitaine ruled by Eleanor of Aquitaine, of whom he is a direct descendent.