Figure on Stage

Thomasin Dewhurst · 08-15-2007, 01:24 PM

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

It is going to the Blackheath Gallery in London, UK (along with a few other works) in September.

Jeff Fuchs · 08-15-2007, 09:03 PM

Your work doesn't fit the mold. For that you are to congratulated. In a world where artists are busy copying each other, you really stand out.

Nice piece.

Thomasin Dewhurst · 08-16-2007, 11:20 AM

Thank-you very much, Jeff.

Carlos Ygoa · 08-17-2007, 04:43 PM

Thomasin,

I like how the face of the main figure has an almost tactile quality to it; the texture and the "material" of the skin is very much there and it gives the painting a very strong presence. The stare is very intriguing and I

Sharon Knettell · 08-17-2007, 05:17 PM

Well,

One cannot simply say lovely or well done with one of your paintings. You actually have to look at them, which is what I did again before writing this. They seem carved out of a very luminous wall.

They really aren't like any one elses as Jeff has so correctly noticed, but quite compelling and your very own.

Hmm, I saw Balthus mentioned on your blog. He has a very 'beautiful' large standing nude at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Some of his work has a disturbing quality to it, which I cannot put a finger on.

Thomasin Dewhurst · 08-17-2007, 06:29 PM

Thank-you Carlos and Sharon. Carlos, I'll get the links for the drawings soon (must get back to painting). One of them is a landscape, or maybe both - I haven't decided yet - so I can't post them here. I appreciate you interest!

Balthus' work is quite like the looking glass world of Alice, without the childlike innocence (if it really is that innocent), perhaps.

Thomasin Dewhurst · 08-17-2007, 08:29 PM

These are the drawings Carlos, although I am still deciding which of the landscapes to send:

drawing 1

drawing 2

drawing 3

drawing 4

Carlos Ygoa · 08-18-2007, 06:21 PM

Thanks for taking the time to send the links, Thomasin. It