profile: drawing.

[Garth Herrick]

Dear Marina,

How stunning! Such a young beauty and spirit perfectly captured! I concur with all that this drawing is transcendental to it's medium and elegance. Where does painting excel? As has been said, the implied color complexity generated through mere black and sanguine on white, seems to defy physical laws by those masterfully controlled gradations in tone and tint. It must be noted your composition is no less captivating and compelling. As the fur leads us inward to the right, in concert with the massing of light, the tips of her hair then bring us in counter motion directly back to her invitational leftward gaze, the central theme. Her assertive motion is undeniable. The world is her oyster, no doubt. Will she turn even more to include us, the viewer? We only want to be a part of her inspired constellation; so powerful is her countenance and appeal! Beyond mastery, this profile is beguiling, and a clear favorite. Congratulations!

Garth