Richard Baker: A painting is more than the sum of it’s parts. A cow by itself is just A cow. A meadow by itself is just grass, flowers. And the sun picking through the trees, is just a beam of light. But you put them all together…and it can be magic.

(later)

Juli Baker: He knew exactly what it meant…about the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. He said it was the same with people…but sometimes with people,the whole could be less.

Flipped (2010)