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Great examples, Chris
If I might add one thing (and I hope Chris will excuse the liberties I took in editing her images down to their abstract shapes of values): sometimes the division is not obvious to all when shown as a finished painting. So here are two of the examples posted by Chris, converted to gray values, and slightly blurred to obscure the detail some.
I don't know, but this might help some to see how well she handled these compositions. Again, Chris, these are wonderful examples. I have made a few marks to show the dissections the shapes make and the flow of the lines.
Notice in example I marked #1, how the line of the shape behind the head leads to the eyes and the vertical, or the negative, shape of white on the right actually leads your eye back to the point of interest instead of out the side. In example #2, the dark vs. light, right to left, both creates a vertical flow as well as creates a division slightly off-center. The horizontal formed by the light at the bottom left and dark on the bottom right creates a kind of low horizon line as if you are looking up at the eyes. And again, the great use of negative space in the upper right stops your eye and brings you back in.
Again, Chris please excuse my liberties here and I hope I was not off of your intentions.
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