>>5367103>Watts' drawing has no life with the tone a haphazard messNot a haphazard mess, more of a controlled mess than anything. In order to appreciate his mark making and shape design, you'd have to be familiar with the technique of illustrators and inkers.
>It's a poor facsimile of a Fechin with no vision of its ownThis is just you parroting criticisms other people have said. People say he paints like Fechin, sure, you can argue that those are "weak facsimiles" but you seem to have misunderstood to think that he is also trying to draw like Fechin? He doesn't draw like Fechin. I don't think any actual artist would make that comparison. Fechin is a very tight draughtsman, Watts, as I've said again, is shape oriented.
>The one on the right captures all the essential details in a few long lines and only uses tone when necessary to show the atmosphere of the sceneAgain, you're misunderstanding the difference of the two approaches.
>Compare Watts with one of Degas' dancers for an even stronger example.Why are you talking about paintings?
