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Oh my gosh, Thomasin, this is wonderful! I'm running out of adjectives. This is such a textural, tactile painting. The way you have contrasted the fresh, alive, smooth, even glossy skin (kneecap included) with the rough background is uniquely your way, and i love it. I also love the way his knee "holds up" the right side of the composition whch would otherwise be dragged down by the sharp diagonal. Where would the composition be without that diagonal stroke that creates movement and spatial depth? The knee makes it work. I really feel the concept behind this.
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