Figure in Motion

[Thomasin Dewhurst]

This is 24" x 36", oil on canvas.

[Carlos Ygoa]

Hello Thomasin,

So good to see your work here again. I really like this piece of yours; your work has evolved a whole world fromthis piece of yours which I also admire very much.
So much to say about this one:
--first, I like the way the motion of the figure is implied and not explicit: the hand on the hip, the subtle shift in the axis of the torso with respect to what one can perceive the axis of the lower limbs would be.
--then the way the figure alternately emerges and merges from the background: I find this very impressive (since I don

[Bob Botha]

Thomasin,

Carlos has said it all more eloquently than I could, all I can add is Wow! I am always amazed at your work, your subdued use of colour and that etheral quality that gently flows through the composition are remarkable, I wish I could see through your eyes to gain some insight as to how you do it!

[Thomasin Dewhurst]

Thank-you very much, Carlos, for your kind comments and continual encouragement. The three aspects you mentioned are the things that come without thinking for me - things that I take for granted. and which I do and put aside to work on the rest (the placement of eyes, the realism, the finish (which, in the end, I scrape off because it just doesn't hold any conviction for me). Your comments here have made me aware of the things that might be the essence of what I do, and which I certainly enjoy doing, and certainly where my strength lies. My current painting is very enjoyable with having your comments in my mind, and my focusing on what works rather than what is "finished".

Bob, thank-you for your very kind comments too. You also mentioned two things that recently I dismissed as unimportant as they come easily. Someone mentioned that my work might need to get to another level and I have always had the involuntary feeling that meant making it look like someone else who is more successful, so concentrated less on the things that were mine.

[Julie Deane]

Beautiful, beautiful....wonderful.

[Thomasin Dewhurst]

Julie - thank-you very much.