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Haydn Dickenson
Dec 101 min read
READ ALL ABOUT IT!
As this column reaches its first century (the article to follow this one will be the 100th!), it's time for some shameless plugging....
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Haydn Dickenson
Nov 192 min read
CHARCOAL DUST AND IMPASTO PEAKS
Last week, on November 11th 2024, the world lost Frank Auerbach, one of the greatest figurative painters of our time. He was 93. Auerbach...
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Haydn Dickenson
Oct 142 min read
EXHIBITION FEVER
I have recently enjoyed a 'mini-holiday' (much-needed) in the form of a visit by a dear friend from Germany. In anticipation of our my...
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Haydn Dickenson
Sep 82 min read
SMALL THINGS BROUGHT TOGETHER.
Vincent Van Gogh said (maybe) “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” Whether Vincent Van penned or uttered...
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Haydn Dickenson
Aug 132 min read
WITH GUSTO, OR BEING CAGEY?
Some of the best quotes are never fully attributable to any one individual. Either that or their words and/or essence have been massaged...
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Haydn Dickenson
Jul 144 min read
BODIES: MONSTROUS OR MAGNIFICENT, AND THE USE OF PHOTOS AS PAINTING REFERENCE.
I knew an amazing lady, now sadly deceased, who was celebrated as a doyenne of the British film industry. That lady was Renée Glynne, and...
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Haydn Dickenson
Jun 261 min read
HELLO STRANGERS!
Hanging my head in shame, I see it has been over a month since I last posted. The past few weeks have not been easy, and I have not felt...
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Haydn Dickenson
May 62 min read
IN MEMORIAM FRANK STELLA – AND SOME THOUGHTS ON SEAN SCULLY
May 4th saw the passing of the prominent American artist Frank Stella. Born in Malden, Massachusetts, in 1936, this highly distinctive...
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Haydn Dickenson
Mar 265 min read
FROM THE HIP
Firstly, apologies for the absence of activity in this column for well over a month. I have been going through some stressful times, and...
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Haydn Dickenson
Dec 19, 20231 min read
SHOOT!
This will probably be the last post of 2023, so may I begin by thanking you all for your support – and input – over the past year. Happy...
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Haydn Dickenson
Dec 3, 20231 min read
EN ROUTE.
I am aware that it's been a while since I last posted. I have had a few worries and preoccupations. I was also laid low with persistent...
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Haydn Dickenson
Nov 2, 20231 min read
ME AND MY CRAZY MIND
Well, not me or my mind, particularly – though some might consider the title apposite! Instead, I refer to https://www.thecrazymind.com/,...
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Haydn Dickenson
Jun 25, 20231 min read
HOT HOT HOT!
As you all know, I like to keep posts coming on a roughly weekly basis, sometimes even more enthusiastically even than that! Here's one...
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Haydn Dickenson
Jun 20, 20234 min read
ALL CHANGE
The British artist Tracey Emin has always been a polarising figure. It is not my intention to offer any kind of general critique on...
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Haydn Dickenson
May 6, 20234 min read
KEROSENE AND A LIT MATCH: AN INTERPRETATION OF PICASSO
The name 'Picasso' is on the lips of anyone invited to name a famous artist. He has even become the subject of a thousands-fold...
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Haydn Dickenson
Apr 12, 20233 min read
ART AND 'TERROIR'
I have just returned from a short holiday in one of my favourite places on earth, the Languedoc mountains in Southern France, where I...
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Haydn Dickenson
Mar 26, 20231 min read
AI ART - MY INTERNAL HORROR
I have been strongly advised to write about AI (Artificial Intelligence) Art. I have so far resisted, because the subject fills me with...
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Haydn Dickenson
Feb 17, 20234 min read
ART AND TALENT
In response to my last article 'Any Requests', one of my readers has kindly offered the following question: “What do you think about the...
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Haydn Dickenson
Sep 2, 20221 min read
ABSTRACT ART AND NATURE
WIEDERHOLUNG - Haydn Dickenson 2021 “The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep,...
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