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12-15-2008, 01:34 PM
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'06 Artists Mag Finalist, '07 Artists Mag Finalist, ArtKudos Merit Award Winner '08
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Location: U.K.
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Small commission
This is small watercolor commission I just finished. It is about 5" x 8".
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12-15-2008, 02:06 PM
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Location: Perris, CA
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Beautiful! Expertly handled - you understand the unique nature of watercolor. Would love to see more watercolors from you!!
David
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12-15-2008, 02:41 PM
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wow! So beautiful.
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12-15-2008, 04:29 PM
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Location: Sheridan, WY
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I really admire the wide variety of approaches to your work. You aren't stuck in any ruts, Thomasin. Every time I see another one of your pieces, I see more of an artistic range than before. It is a privelage to follow your career as an artist.
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12-15-2008, 05:16 PM
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Location: Madrid, Spain
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Very fine work, Thomasin!
I really like that diagonal, makes a good painting even better.
Am also very impressed by the amount of detail in such a reduced and limited space.
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Carlos
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12-15-2008, 07:49 PM
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Thomasin,
The way those hooves meet the shadow in the sand is delicious. What edges! Also, I like the way the head just pops above the shoreline, and the white shirt overlaps the pale blue-white water with just the blue shadow to say the shoulder is there. You certainly know how to make a commission so much more!
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12-16-2008, 11:19 AM
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'06 Artists Mag Finalist, '07 Artists Mag Finalist, ArtKudos Merit Award Winner '08
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David, Claudemir, Mara, Carlos and Alex, thank-you very much! I really enjoyed doing this. I learned a lot about using watercolour. With commissions, which I haven't done for some years, I tended to be quite conservative with watercolour and paint by dots and dry brush so as to not leave too much to risk, but with this one, my mind just would not allow tightness and, in fact, the paint created a much more meaningful suggestion of reality when I let the watercolour soak into the paper, and made more abstract ares of colours that worked in harmony with the other colours. I just worked with the colour and the suggestion of reality seemed to take care of itself.
(I am going to be without internet service for a few weeks, so if I don't seem to participate for a while, this is why).
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01-07-2009, 12:39 AM
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Thomasin,
This just blows me away! A tiny masterpiece, so poetic and elegant. And it's a watercolor! It is so rare to see such a rich and satisfying gem in this medium. Wow. Just gorgeous.
Garth
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01-17-2009, 11:09 AM
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'06 Artists Mag Finalist, '07 Artists Mag Finalist, ArtKudos Merit Award Winner '08
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Thank-you very much, Garth!
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