Into Great Brook

[Alexandra Tyng]

Beautiful painting, Marcus! I like the vantage point. It's as though the viewer is happening upon this secret place where the two children play.

I'm interested in what the figures say. For instance, you painted a child with arms outstretched, while the other is deeply absorbed in the task of fishing. This says something to me, but I don't have to articulate it. Every time I look at the painting, I might imagine something different.

I wanted my three figures to each be doing different things, or reacting differently to the experience. They are going from a sunlit lake into the mouth of a stream, and up ahead is the woods in shadow. Even if you just take it as a scene, it evokes something. And the posture and position of the figures evokes something. But to make this "something" too clear would not leave any room for the viewer.

Anyway, I'm glad you like my painting--thanks so much for your comments.

[Marcus Lim]

Thanks Alex! I'm glad you liked it...in fact, the painting has 4 kids instead of two - one head popping up in between the fork of the log, and the other at the extreme right corner with a red shirt.

Perhaps all of you might remember a time when you were kids yourselves, and how you liked to hang out at a "secret base" where you can be totally free with your closest friends.

So what i'm trying to create here along with the two subtle characters, is that secret place just like what you've said.

A secret place that once belonged to you, and one which is beautifully hidden in your heart for the rest of your lives.