May 20 • Ana Benavides
Thoughts & process 💜
Recently I’ve been spending a lot of time sketching, reflecting, and researching around themes of intuition, emotion, womanhood, and spirituality. I’ve been reading The Other Side, which explores journeys through art and the spirit world, and it’s really been influencing the way I think about painting and emotional connection. Although I’ve only just started the book, I don’t think I’ve ever read something that feels so deeply connected to my practice and the way I experience painting. Shoutout to Farnaz for recommending this book!
It’s made me realise how painting can become a way of returning to ourselves, a space where we can slow down, listen inwardly, and reconnect with emotions that often get lost in everyday life especially in a world that feels increasingly fast, disconnected, and focused on productivity. Through my recent sketches, I’ve been trying to work in a more instinctive and intuitive way, letting emotions, memories, and subconscious feelings come through more freely instead of over-controlling the process.
For me, this connects deeply to the idea of developing a more human future. I think we really need spaces that allow people to slow down, feel, reflect, and reconnect with their inner world. That’s something I’m trying to explore both in my paintings and in the way I approach creativity overall.
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Thoughts & process 💜
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