@hollyr.eth

Framedl 2026-09-20 1/6* Frans Hals painted people mid-laugh, which was hard to do because when you hold a smile still it dies on the face. His solution was speed. Slashing unblended strokes, a collar built from four swipes, paint left visibly rough so the expression stays in motion. Up close it looks careless. That's the finesse. Van Gogh counted twenty-seven different blacks in the hat and enthused to Theo how Frans was "putting things down in one go". nudge, nudge, wink, wink: @hyp

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