Haydn DickensonNov 192 min readCHARCOAL DUST AND IMPASTO PEAKSLast week, on November 11th 2024, the world lost Frank Auerbach, one of the greatest figurative painters of our time. He was 93. Auerbach...
Haydn DickensonJul 144 min readBODIES: 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 DickensonJun 274 min readTHE KING'S DEMONS, JESUS IN THE CLOUDS, AND LOVE HEARTS IN THE TREESWhen the new, pretty striking, portrait of King Charles was unveiled, I was kept entertained for some time by searching and reading...