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Alexandra Tyng · 07-30-2007, 04:09 PM

Thomasin,

I love taking another look at your earlier work (as I've seen it many times on your website), and thinking about it in comparison to your newer work.

There's an honesty, a lack of stylization, to your nudes which is fascinating, all the more so because many people would argue that idealizaton of the human form is necessary to imbue the nude with meaning, or to raise it to an allegorical level. I prefer this kind of painting because the figures speak to me. Their bodies and facial exprsssions form a whole. They are real people, and yet they represent something you don't have to describe in words. You just feel it. In this way I find our early work utterly engaging and very consistent with your recent work.

I agree that you cannot go backwards. You must go forwards and follow your instinct. There is no other way!

Thank you for this perspective on your work!

07-30-2007, 04:09 PM	#9
Alexandra Tyng UNVEILINGS MODERATOR Juried Member Joined: May 2005 Location: Narberth, PA Posts: 2,485	Thomasin, I love taking another look at your earlier work (as I've seen it many times on your website), and thinking about it in comparison to your newer work. There's an honesty, a lack of stylization, to your nudes which is fascinating, all the more so because many people would argue that idealizaton of the human form is necessary to imbue the nude with meaning, or to raise it to an allegorical level. I prefer this kind of painting because the figures speak to me. Their bodies and facial exprsssions form a whole. They are real people, and yet they represent something you don't have to describe in words. You just feel it. In this way I find our early work utterly engaging and very consistent with your recent work. I agree that you cannot go backwards. You must go forwards and follow your instinct. There is no other way! Thank you for this perspective on your work!