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The pleasures of slow

Posted on 2 August 2019 by beckybendylegs

I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of slow recently. Painting is a slow process.  Time can seem to race by, it can seem to drag by, it can be frustrating waiting for something to happen but rather than … Continue reading →

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The start of disorder

Posted on 1 August 2019 by beckybendylegs

I believe I am finally on the path towards the end. The thesis has always been running furlongs ahead of the practice and I think it is virtually finished now. I fear that it should be the other way around. … Continue reading →

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Can you speak paint?

Posted on 4 June 2019 by beckybendylegs

I’ve been doing a lot of painting recently. Despite lots of dipping into video, animation, photography and poster making over the last seven years (since I started this art journey), I always seem to bounce back to drawing and painting … Continue reading →

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I don’t paint when I paint, I draw

Posted on 12 February 2019 by beckybendylegs

I used to believe that I was an artist who mostly liked to draw and paint, with photography and video following in the shadows of my pen and brush. In fact, for a few years before I took up studying … Continue reading →

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The importance of the frame

Posted on 27 September 2015 by beckybendylegs

Last week I was fortunate enough to be in New York, an artist’s paradise. While in New York I visited the Guggenheim (for the first time) and while wondering around the gallery rooms housing a selection from the Guggenheim’s collection … Continue reading →

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