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A little more of my process. 👐 I paint on raw

A little more of my process. 👐

I paint on raw cotton canvas, which I stretch myself - you can see a bit of that in this video.

At the moment, I like to paint on an unstretched canvas pinned to a wall, and stretch it once I'm happy with it.

This works for me because:

1. I can start a new painting pretty much straight away when I feel inspired,

2. if the painting doesn't work out, I'm not losing time stretching & unstretching - sometimes I like parts of the painting, but it doesn't work as a whole, so I cut it up into smaller works and stretch these,

3. I can put a lot of pressure into my marks, without the stretcher bars getting in the way,

4. I don’t have tons of unused stretcher bars lying around as I only buy the right sizes for the finished pieces (I have some old ones lying around - mostly small formats, which, as you might know, I don't like to do very much 🙃).

I'll share more of this finished painting soon. ✌️

B.

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Studio life lately ✨️ @moby hitting hard as al

Studio life lately ✨️
@moby hitting hard as always 🥹

Music has always been a huge part of my life. A way to feel what I needed to feel, to describe what I couldn't put into words, to make me feel like I'm not alone in this world.

It's fascinating how someone you never met can capture your deepest feelings so perfectly, isn't it?

That's why art is so important. Because through it, we can feel, know we are not alone, and hopefully, eventually, heal. 🤍

So thank you to all artists everywhere, doing their thing. And thank you to everyone who pays attention. 🙏

With love,
B.
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'hold me gently' … 140 × 120 cm | 55 × 47 in

'hold me gently'
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140 × 120 cm | 55 × 47 in
acrylic and charcoal on raw canvas

✨️ available ✨️
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Hey guys! Thought I'd share a little bit of my p

Hey guys!

Thought I'd share a little bit of my process. These are the first marks, I use charcoal pencil and acrylic markers.

This is a very free and intuitive process, I don't think or plan, I just feel my way around the canvas.

These first marks lay a foundation to the overall composition while assuring I don't repeat the same composition over and over - in my last several works I noticed a certain composition repeating and I didn't like it. So this is how manage to break that pattern.

By making subtle marks all over the canvas, I don't over-commit to any particular composition, and it gives me a random-enough base to build a fresh composition each time.

Of course, there's always gonna be some form of repetition - I'm painting me after all, so naturally, I imprint my inner world into each canvas and mark. 🙃

Anyways, I love where this change is taking me, and I'll share more of the process as well as the finished works soon.✌️
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