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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...

Haydn Dickenson
Jul 14, 20244 min read
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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...

Haydn Dickenson
Dec 19, 20231 min read
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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/,...

Haydn Dickenson
Nov 2, 20231 min read
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BALANCING TWO CAREERS.
Today I am delighted to welcome to my column the second of my Guest Writers, Petra Teršlová, from Kladno, in the Czech Republic. I first...

Haydn Dickenson
Sep 24, 20234 min read
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ADIEU
The death has recently been announced of the French painter Françoise Gilot, at the age of 101. Françoise Gilot STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS...

Haydn Dickenson
Jun 8, 20232 min read
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FEMALE ARTISTS AND ABSTRACTION
As a keen enthusiast of the films of Stanley Kubrick. I had been aware of paintings by his artist wife, Christiane as seen in two of his...

Haydn Dickenson
Jan 15, 20233 min read
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IN RETROSPECT
I have painted all my life. Like most children, my earliest efforts were abstract ones! I went on to draw the obligatory houses and...

Haydn Dickenson
Jan 13, 20234 min read
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SOME GERMAN ART, AND ABOUT CREATING THROUGH DESTROYING.
You'll not be surprised to learn that one of my favourite haunts is the Tate Modern on Bankside in London. With so many incredible...

Haydn Dickenson
Aug 31, 20223 min read
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THE MENTAL STATE OF ABSTRACTION
A STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION (2021) - Artist HAYDN Hi! I am HAYDN, the artist with the unusual 'musical moniker' - a UK-based and...

Haydn Dickenson
Aug 19, 20225 min read
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