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Originally Posted by Thomasin Dewhurst
I am sure you must know about Balthus already, but I was reminded of his work after looking at Garth Herrick's "Tom at Eleven" painting,...
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Again Thomasin,
Thanks for the association. Now that you mention it, the angularity of Balthus' wonderful compositions of legs, knees, and arms in his paintings of Therese, do seem to relate to the angular jumble of arms and legs in my
"Apotheoun" . I think it's purely coincidental on my part; just a happy accident, but flattering just the same for you to make that kind of comparison. There is also the undeniable psychological charge in Balthus' works, open to varied interpretation. I think mine pales by comparison, but I have overheard some pretty interesting conversations in front of my painting with some imaginative insights to the alleged psychology behind it. (Sometimes I've just smiled and not admitted I painted it).
Garth