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Old 1-Jan-2007   #7
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It didn't violate any rules that I can see except asthetics. This branch is:

Incongruis
without harmony
unbalanced

But... would replacing the branch with a copy of the left branch bring the subject into harmony? Maybe yes, but to what cost. So... maybe this branch adds:

tension
drama
fluid movement

Maybe thats what moves this tree to an artistic leval and not a cookie cutter? Interesting ehh?

While I won't even try to compare my drawing to Carl, I might like to finish those trunks and ask: now which trunk carries more visual weight?
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