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Old 03-27-2007, 02:38 PM   #7
Grethe Angen Grethe Angen is offline
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Originally Posted by Thomasin Dewhurst
It was one the first looser works I did after being very tight and lacking in confidence for ages. It was a bit of a breakthrough for me.
Thomasin, I am so curious to know what you mean about being very tight? I am asking because I am finding myself to go the opposite way. I look at my earlier work, which I thought to be very "Sargently" painted , mostly watercolors but as I discovered the lack of solidity in them my confidence went down the drain. I cant help looking at your paintings in two ways. First I see the face and the eyes looking at me and that is fascinating, but then I squint down and look for the complete solidity. Thomasin, don't get me wrong this is not meant as a critique, I am not qualified to do so, anyway. I am rather questioning my way of viewing your work.
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