This is a very small step closer to the elusive target I have been chasing. Two of these simple patterns are combined. The two patterns are different, but not too different. In the case the shapes are similar, scale is different and colors are complementary.

Expanding the background and dimming the foreground.

Third one. This one with hot colors.

The next two combine two patterns in different ways.

I started reading a book about light in art. I am only a couple of chapters in, but it motivated me to try some experiments.