“Initially my eye followed the skin tones in a circular motion around the painting. Then the chair, the light coming through the window. The symbolism in the top corner. The placement of furniture. Interesting for the eye to explore. Then I read the title. It intrigued me. It was an invitation to make our own interpretation:  the symbols in the work, the profile , the strong light. An interesting painting, well painted, it sucked me in. The placement of the arm centre front leads you in and around the painting. Technically speaking the table is wrong, but it has been abstracted and that works. The younger person in the right front makes us think;  there is a story to be read into it. The eyes looking in through the window, compositionally don’t need to be there; if you cover it, the painting lacks nothing. I would like to ask the artist why is it there? I could take it or leave it”.