Firstly, thank you all for your support both new and ongoing, which means a lot to me.
I apologise for the relative lack of posts recently, due to family visits and some personal preoccupations.
Looking at my 'stats' over the past six months that I have been writing, it is interesting to note the quite dramatic fluctuation in viewing figures between my various posts.
I thought it could be interesting to invite from you, my readers, some input as to what you might like to read – any topics for discussion, and subjects related to abstract art or to art in general that you feel might provoke debate. So, I eagerly await your suggestions!
Don't worry – I have plenty of subjects lined up for exploration on this page but, today, I'd like some input from you!
Do write to me on the site – it could be about a specific artist, or about my own work, or indeed anything that piques your interest, artwise.
Send me a comment on the site and let's start debating!
In the meantime, I offer you a small meditation, a small 30 x 25 painting made this week in oils.
A+S GRIBOUILLAGE (2023) - Haydn Dickenson
Spring is in the air, but that doesn't have to mean pinks, yellows and greens. Blue is a colour of communication, of the mind, spirit and intellect and is thus a colour of great positivity and strength for what lies ahead.
Copyright Haydn Dickenson 2023
I am in awe of the courage that visual artists - painters, sculptors - hold firm in creating what is essentially a permanent art form. A musician can detach ego from performance and expression, and, apart from the mixed blessing that recordings offer, the music disappears the moment it is expressed. Visual art, on the contrary, remains. It seems to my outsider’s viewpoint to present an alarmingly revealing permanence, which cannot, once expressed, be escaped. I am interested in how you navigate this, or if, indeed, it is even a consideration for the artist.
What do you think about the existence of talent? Does it exist and how do you interpret it?