France-based & international artist, Benedicte Gele turns the lines into expressive and alive forms. The line vibrates under her hands, the horse comes alive almost by itself as her act of painting is an intuitive expression of the feelings at the moment. No plan, no precise objective. Her process is the present moment mixed with a letting go.
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Writing about my paintings was a very hard exercise for me for many years because I didn’t really know me, not at all actually. I found out that the more I was aware of what I was, the more I could talk about my art. And the more I talk about my art, the more I know me.
I paint as it comes, not every day, not for hours. I don’t necessarily paint as popular imagery sees it. I paint my way.
It’s a sudden urge that I barely control. I know that I can bring about this drive through music. It works often but not all the time.
Painting uses a lot of my energy. That’s also why I can’t paint for too long. It’s like running, after I get a crazy amount of energy then it falls and I’m tired.
It took me a long time to know myself at this level and just as much to accept it.
But I love my way of painting! I have a lot of feelings that make me feel so good during the process: some waves of love and joy mostly. My creativity nourishes itself with those. Without these emotions, to paint is a constraint. That’s also why it takes a lot of energy out of me.
“Equine Nude 116t”
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acrylic & black chalk on paper
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TESTIMONIALS
Let’s the words speak…
“I love the picture. It arrived promptly and was well packed. Bénédicte responded quickly to my emails. The picture itself is beautiful and greatly admired.”
Lorna
“Benedicte is able to capture so much depth and movement in her clean lines. The photograph doesn’t quite show the added dimension that the artwork has in person. It is deserving of a long study versus a quick glance and I am delighted to have it in my collection. She was very easy to work with and followed up with me to make sure it arrived safely. It was well packaged and arrived in the time promised.”
Andrea
“I love my painting! It is absolutely stunning. I love the way it shows the emotion in the eye, the bone structure in the head and is a bit abstract. It gives me great pleasure to look at Benedicte’s work. I want another, for sure. – oh yes, the artist is wonderful to work with & the shipping was fast and secure.”
Ann
“This is my second purchase from Benedicte and I love it just as much as the first one. Thank you so much.”
Aine
Abstraction
I sometimes border on abstraction. It’s a will, I love abstraction and I love the horse. Difficult to reconcile but nothing is impossible for the one who persists in his […]
How I paint
I paint as it comes, not every day, not for hours. I don’t necessarily paint as popular imagery sees it. I paint my way. It’s a sudden urge that I […]
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