Sleeping Boy

[Thomasin Dewhurst]

I finished this one. It was posted earlier in the works-in-progress section.

I thought I would post it as it is accompanying the Figure on Stage to the Blackheath Gallery in London next week for their Autumn exhibition, along with about 3 drawings.

It is 24" x 20", oil on canvas.

[Linda Brandon]

Congratulations for being accepted into a gallery, Thomasin! What a wonderful feeling that must be, and I'm very happy for you. One of the things I like about your work is that you so clearly think like a painter and use all the qualities characteristic of the medium, layering, texture, brushstrokes, etc. . It's a paradigm shift from what most traditional portrait painters are doing and always interesting to look at.

[Carlos Ygoa]

Hello Thomasin,

This piece brings to mind some of M. Cassat

[Garth Herrick]

Man, I love this! A compostional and textural feast.

Congratulations Thomasin (I thought is was done before; I always loved this one).

Garth

[Thomasin Dewhurst]

Thank-you, Garth. I really do appreciate your comments about my work especially when I appreciate your own work so much, so thank-you very much again! I am very pleased you like it.

[Alexandra Tyng]

Thomasin, I realized I hadn't commented on this in its finished state. One thing to add to Sharon's comment about painting with color: you make it look so simple. The placement of each color, the abstractness of each piece, each stroke, is evident, yet the energy in the surface is serene, totally unlike expressionism (which I also enjoy because of the excitement).

I also really like the way you resolved the floor and wall. The straightness of the line is reassuring. And I love the way you've said just enough about his features and the planes of his face. So many artists say too much, go too far, and this could easily become corny in the wrong hands. Yours belongs in a museum. I mean it!

[Enzie Shahmiri]

Thomasin, I too want to congratulate you on your success and wish you the best at the exhibit.