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Pheromone 2013: Revisiting a Painting

Posted in abstract, abstract expressionism, Art, design, expressionism, expressionist, figurative, gesture, nude, oil painting, Painting, Tom Bennett, Toni Tiller with tags abstract, abstract figure, abstract figure painting, Art, expressionist figure painting, expressionist nude, figure, nude, oil painting, Painting, pheromones, Tom Bennett, Toni Tiller on February 7, 2013 by Tom Bennett

This is a painting that has gone through a few variations over the past 8 months. I posted the first stage of it here : http://darteboard.com/2012/05/10/bskip-big-sketch-in-progress/ last May. I had a conversation with our own Toni Tiller about it and she exhibited once again her insight with a suggestion concerning the editing of an unresolved area of this abstracted design. The painting successfully translated form, color, value through rhythm and movement but became confused and clunky in the ‘head’ area. I repainted that territory and pulled it into a more tangible architecture. Its done, finally.

Pheromone 2013, 2013, oil on canvas, 38 x 62″

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Montego

Posted in Art, art on paper, expressionism, expressionist, figurative, nude, oil painting, Painting, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags Art, expressionist figure painting, expressionist nude, figure, nude, oil on paper, oil painting, Painting, Tom Bennett on January 8, 2013 by Tom Bennett

A bit prosaic. Oil on paper, 22″ x 16″

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Indomniac

Posted in Art, art on paper, expressionism, expressionist, figurative, mixed media, monotype, oil painting, Painting, printmaking, technique, Tom Bennett, Toni Tiller, work on paper with tags Art, expressionist figure painting, expressionist nude, figure, homage, martyrdom, mixed media, monotype, oil painting, sub dom, Tom Bennett, Toni Tiller, Valentin de Boulogne on September 20, 2012 by Tom Bennett

Took a monotype I made a few years ago of an homage to Valentin de Boulogne’s Martyrdom of St Bartholomew and painted back into it. It went from an old man being crucified to a young woman who may have just done some crucifying herself. I was inspired by a photograph of Toni.

Tom Bennett

The original monotype I found a little clumsy.

The reworked image.

Dominant at Rest, oil over monotype on paper, 16″ x 20″

Exit Stage Left

Posted in abstract, Art, art on paper, expressionism, expressionist, figurative, gesture, mixed media, nude, Painting, printmaking, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags Art, expressionist figure painting, expressionist nude, figure, mixed media, monotype, nude, oil painting, oilover monotype, Painting, printmaking, Tom Bennett on July 12, 2012 by Tom Bennett

1st Stage of a painting on monotype.

exitstage1-1

Tom Bennett, Exit Stage 1, work in progress, oil & oil based printmaking inks on Rives BFK,

9″ x 12″

Heat Wave

Posted in Art, expressionism, expressionist, figurative, mixed media, nude, oil painting, Painting, Tom Bennett with tags abstract, Art, expressionist figure painting, expressionist nude, figure, heat wave, nude, oil painting, Painting, Tom Bennett on July 5, 2012 by Tom Bennett

Let’s see what I can blather on about in this post. Ahh, no, it’s too hot & I’m lazy.

Tom Bennett

oil , mixed media on cradled board. 20′ x 16″

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WIP: Limbs

Posted in abstract, Art, expressionist, figurative, nude, oil painting, Painting, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags abstract, Art, expressionist figure painting, expressionist nude, figure, nude, Painting, Tom Bennett, wip on March 22, 2012 by Tom Bennett

Living in NY requires money. I have little time to eat or breathe. I suppose I’ll have to learn to live on 4 hours of sleep to give myself enough space to paint and do my laundry. What ends up happening is I’m left with beginning projects that require blocks of time to conceptualize, think, sit and allow to grow. I don’t have those blocks. This is another piece that may very well ferment like so many others have over the past few months.

WIP: Limbs, oil on canvas, 31″ x 46″

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Basement in Baltimore

Posted in abstract, Art, art on paper, figurative, monotype, Painting, printmaking, technique, Tom Bennett, work on paper with tags abstract, Art, expressionist figure painting, expressionist nude, figure, monotype, nude, oil over monotype, oil painting, Painting, paper, printmaking, Tom Bennett on January 12, 2012 by Tom Bennett

I’ve been in Baltimore caring for my parents for a week and have been painting in the basement of the house I’m staying in. Here are some of the results.
I had the opportunity to take advantage of my father Harry’s experienced eye for design. He’s 92 years old. I asked him what he thought of the 1st piece below while I was still working through unresolved stages. He looked at it, covered an area with his hand and said, “get rid of this shape. These things don’t mean anything.” A title was born.

Tom Bennett