Self-portrait

Carlos Ygoa · 05-29-2007, 05:27 PM

See, like I said: your work is always attention-grabbing

Let me see....there is so much to be said about this particular painting. I like the way you use/play around with reflected lights (on the face, arms, belly...) The modelling of the face and forms is done in your usual unique, inimitable way--very enviable, actually. I like the idea of the repetition of the heads--although they are "repeated", they each seem to mean something different. And the forearm and the wrist resting on your hip is simply exquisite. And your use of colour....
Very big congratulations!

Marina Dieul · 05-29-2007, 08:06 PM

Thomasin,
I love this work! It's beautiful, captivating, and very elegant.
I like how you play with the materiality of the paint. Were you already using this special grey which gives this unity to your paintings?

Oh! Congratulations! I just saw on your website that you're also a finalist of the Richeson 75... well, our works are going to meet each others before than we do !

Alexandra Tyng · 05-30-2007, 10:08 AM

Thomasin,

This head is exquisite! I went into your website and looked at the whole painting and it, too, is wonderful, and I agree you should post in the nudes section with some details like this one so we can take a close look at your technique.

It never ceases to amaze me that you can create such rounded, believable form with so little apparent contrast and subtle color shifts. I'm looking at the mouth and tip of the nose, how they emerge from the surrounding skin. The eyes, too, are not separate things, but part of the face yet made of a different texture and material. The features are differentiated as if by magic. You have to have a very fine understanding of edges to be able to create that magic!

Tom Edgerton · 05-30-2007, 10:41 AM

I love the pearliness of the color...

Thomasin Dewhurst · 05-30-2007, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marina Dieul

Oh! Congratulations! I just saw on your website that you're also a finalist of the Richeson 75... well, our works are going to meet each others before than we do !

Sadly, no, I wasn't one of the finalists. I am just having two of my works published in the book they are doing. Congratulations on your being one of the top 75, though. I am very envious.

Marina Dieul · 05-30-2007, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomasin Dewhurst

Sadly, no, I wasn't one of the finalists. I am just having two of my works published in the book they are doing. Congratulations on your being one of the top 75, though. I am very envious.

Thomasin,
I'm really sorry, I read too quickly after a too long day...
Anyway, it's a good news that they chose 2 of your works for the book ! Your work deserves to be known.

Alexandra Tyng · 05-30-2007, 09:30 PM

I agree that your work deserves to be known--it WILL be known!