The Letter by David Gilchrist

The Letter
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Really effective. Beautifully painted.

I love these inside/outside paintings with people, they always tell a story, and it is beautifully painted.

The hair looks very realistic and the colours used on the skin are very life like. Beautiful painting of a beautiful girl

I like the composition and the feeling of light and spaciousness. I also like the peep into the garden.

Really love this painting.

This is beautiful. I can see the influence of Vermeer. Your painting style would be tighter if you are looking at the Dutch painters but I would be really interested to follow your experiments into your next phase. these are lovely portraits David. jx

Beautiful.

I love this, it's like reading a book....... tells a story, well done.

I love the idea, and the execution of this. It gives a reason for the painting which adds depth.

Wonderful detail in your painting,what a good idea.

A really beautiful painting capturing the moment with great atmosphere.

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01/04/2015
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After studying the paintings of Johannes Vermeer, I wanted to attempt a modern version of one of the great artist's subjects. The girl in the painting is my oldest daughter Debbie. She had just received notification of her acceptance to attend University, so the timing of the subject matter was just right. I found that the actual painting process while working on this painting was "tighter" than my normal way of working. I normally prefer a more loose approach when applying paint. However, I've now completed a handfull of similar paintings and although they have worked out resonably well, I'll be happy to experiment a bit more and move in another direction.

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