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Rachael

rachaeldickens

About Me

'Artists don't get down to work until the pain of working is exceeded by the pain of not working' Stephen DeStaebler Thank you Stephen..... The abstract pieces are part of the new series based on ideas around chosen paths the notion of choice and lifes pathways.Currently working on a new collection for a solo show at Avent Gallery,Northcross Road East Dulwich SE15. April 27th -May 9th
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My Interests

Kundalini yoga teacher training one week end every month until July....It is fantastic and very hard......quite scary too, forget mind and body concentrate on soul .... Painting today.........gardening yesterday teaching yoga tomorrow and again soon!

I'd like to meet:

Me at 60

Music:

Bangra, Northern soul, The Kinks, The Streets, Nitin Sawney, Radiohead, The shanks, The prisoners, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Bette Middler, Blondie, Echo and the Bunnymen, Stevie Wonder, The bonzo's, funky porcini headphone sex, Satie, chopin, shumann, list ( the piano concertos) Ian dury, Noel Coward, The Ascoyne de ascoynes, The Metros, Scott Walker, Nick Drake, Parisian Cafe music, The Masonics, Billie Holiday, The A lines, Speed of sound, the runs, some Fall, Blur, Pulp, Julian Cope, Early Stones, Charly Brown, Vic Templars Cheese mix, easy listening, Kate McKenzie, Mata mandir singh, George playing his guitar in his bedroom

Movies:

Shine, Fanny and Elvis, Cabaret, Chitty chitty bang bang, wizard of Oz, Memento, Amelie, Fargo, Raising Arizona, Sex and Lies, Vera Drake, Matrix1( the rest are shit), The piano, sexy beast, high heels and low lives, The Wicker man, Maya Deren Experimental films, The secretary, being John Malchovich, Y tu Mamma Tambien, Sex lies and video tapes, Donnie Darko, Little miss sunshine must see...it's crease

Television:

I used to love Blake 7, then I loved top of the pops and are you being served, then I loved Twin peaks and northern exposure, ER and NYPD Blue....then I left TV behind 10 years ago now I love Planet earth on my DVD projector and all my fave films over and over agian....

Books:

Enduring love, 1984, music and silence, The collector, , Black Madonna, So long and thanks for all the fish, Taking candy from a dog, we need to talk about Kevin. Restless William boyd...could not put it down... conversations with god...interesting

Heroes:


Zombie Letters from e-zombie.com friendly bus drivers, nice dinner ladies. the lolly pop man, nogin the nog

My Blog

ABSTRACT ART

But what does it all mean? and will anyone like it. and does it matter and and lets do another one... see my pics for latest abstract adventure. "Plan your escape route" or "Vic got the train I walke...
Posted by Rachael on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 05:13:00 PST

Inside a lift

Ups and downs!! thats life....one minute you're up watching fine young men record an album, ( totally top floor) the next you're down, out on your ear, Bottomed out by your so called business partner ...
Posted by Rachael on Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:19:00 PST