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"Lacrimosa" Best of Show winner at this year's
"Art Kudos International" Juror's comments below.
"Lacrimosa"
watercolor on paper
10" x 20"
Kudos
from Peter Trippi: "First and foremost, this is virtuoso craftsmanship… it's extremely difficult to get watercolor
to do this, and the artist has pulled it off brilliantly. The asymmetrical composition is intriguing, as the close cropping
at left keeps us from fully knowing the sitter, and the darkness at right is ambiguous. The reflections of what seems to be
a doorway in her eyes and tears hint at a story, but do not get overly specific. Indeed, this image avoids sentimentality
and mawkishness adeptly: the model does not really seem to be suffering, and we almost feel that she is collaborating with
the artist to (successfully) convey these effects. The articulation of the girl's hairs is extraordinary, both compositionally
and technically."
Link to "Art Kudos"
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