I think it's worth remembering that the "train" of emotional communication with the viewer will happen for some viewers and not for others, with the very same painting.
I was recently stopped in my tracks (pun intended?) in front of a painting of a guy playing the trumpet. This same canvas had no effect whatsoever on any of the other artists/gallery hoppers who were with me that night. For me, though, that painting was an epiphany. Go figure.
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