tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16125568140734507962024-03-16T10:21:04.444-04:00Robie Benve ArtMaking and supporting art that is carrier of cheerful and positive feelings.Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.comBlogger345125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-33334658209651040862024-03-16T10:20:00.002-04:002024-03-16T10:20:29.937-04:00Painting Classes: Express Your True Self With Acrylic<p> </p><p class="faso-user-p"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVfVHrTsEiBAd6vSSe5yRxJttv0c1vNsx5zeONeymDXPaL5RwYaokrbg5mBco9arz9nPsYccbNM09gvUhbiclCrrC6yJIeu4hA8MCHWEByNlblAtCFQXZbMzFEQVj0wDtsBHtR7jJLimyPaysfZLTxHz5z8YBpwU1bu1lE2_6zSJFn2YCIYTENFXEJs0/s940/Monday%20Classes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVfVHrTsEiBAd6vSSe5yRxJttv0c1vNsx5zeONeymDXPaL5RwYaokrbg5mBco9arz9nPsYccbNM09gvUhbiclCrrC6yJIeu4hA8MCHWEByNlblAtCFQXZbMzFEQVj0wDtsBHtR7jJLimyPaysfZLTxHz5z8YBpwU1bu1lE2_6zSJFn2YCIYTENFXEJs0/w400-h335/Monday%20Classes.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="faso-user-p"></p>
<p class="faso-user-p">Enjoy the freedom of working on your own
individual acrylic projects while learning creative painting techniques.
From color mixing, composition, and texture to still life, landscape,
portraits, and more, unleash your creativity with the guidance of the
instructor.</p>
<p class="faso-user-p">All skill levels are welcome. Students drive the
topics and I will demonstrate various techniques in acrylic painting;
discuss different substrates, color mixing, and composition; and work
with you to tailor the classes to your specific questions and goals.</p>
<p class="faso-user-p">My art classes are non-judgement and encouraging.
While painting, you will explore and experiment with your personal
artistic style and various</p><p class="faso-user-p">The supply list will be emailed after
registration. Some shared paints will be available at the first session
for you to try before purchasing your own.</p>
<p class="faso-user-p">You may bring your favorite drink and snack.</p><p class="faso-user-p"> </p><p class="faso-user-p">Four weekly classes, on Mondays, 6-8 pm.</p>
<p class="faso-user-p">Dates: April 8 - 29, 2024</p>
<p class="faso-user-p">Classes are limited to 8 students, 17 years and up.</p>
<p class="faso-user-p">Cost: $95 for four classes.</p>
<p class="faso-user-p">Location: Art Studio at 10 Oakland Park Ave, Clintonville, OH, 43214.</p>
<p class="faso-user-p">Accessibility: Street parking is available on
Oakland Park Avenue and High Street. The Art Studio is located on the
lower level of a building and has four steps to get in and out.</p><p class="faso-user-p"><a href="https://py.pl/AnJxYQCmLNU" target="_blank">Click Here to Register for These Classes</a></p><p class="faso-user-p"><br /></p>Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-10134758591798454912023-02-10T14:00:00.004-05:002023-03-08T10:26:11.463-05:00Check Out My Website<p>Hello, </p><p>If you landed on this page, you might be looking for my artwork or information about me. </p><p>This blog has not been updated in a while, I recommend that you visit <a href="https://www.robiebenve.com/">my website</a> for my latest paintings and current events.</p><p>Thanks so much for your interest and support.</p><p>Robie Benve</p><p><a href="https://www.robiebenve.com/" target="_blank">robiebenve.com </a><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBPfBaQ4Soow8fMorm1vqnmtNX0kMzAWhcFO8Ch2x7Hi7Pl_9hiLgG10TtTWTj6gRc3wAeNPcCgyt65EfVj-2Y8RqnAykEJO-FswT0TCmErkVQw1OlBW_dFc6cdfVbz24xL82O0-jBZ42U_60YoIfa9jE4WyKiZWsDLWLJ7fYv_diAhcbr4EnOt5A/s4032/IMG_8121.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="artist Robie Benve in her studio" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBPfBaQ4Soow8fMorm1vqnmtNX0kMzAWhcFO8Ch2x7Hi7Pl_9hiLgG10TtTWTj6gRc3wAeNPcCgyt65EfVj-2Y8RqnAykEJO-FswT0TCmErkVQw1OlBW_dFc6cdfVbz24xL82O0-jBZ42U_60YoIfa9jE4WyKiZWsDLWLJ7fYv_diAhcbr4EnOt5A/w400-h300/IMG_8121.JPG" title="Robie Benve in her studio" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm working on a new series out of my home studio.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-33208451978776269182021-05-02T09:58:00.003-04:002021-05-02T09:58:36.884-04:00Being Fully Vaccinated Feels Good!<h2 style="text-align: left;"> I'm Loving My Newly Found Freedom!</h2><p><br /></p><p>After 14 months of avoiding close contacts, crowds, meals with friends, gatherings, and more, I am finally vaccinated for Covid19 and I am back to doing a few things that I was greatly missing.</p><p>Yay!!</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">I Went to Art Class</h3><p>I've been going to the Open Studio painting class at the Columbus Cultural Arts Center since 2011, and during the pandemic it was closed, then it reopened at limited capacity, then it closed again, and finally reopened again in March. I missed it, but I was not feeling comfortable attending until this session.</p><p>The session started two weeks after my second shot, perfect timing! </p><p>I eagerly signed up, afraid that with the limited capacity it would get full before I had the chance to join, and last Thursday was the first class. </p><p>Being back felt like seeing family again. I love the place, the people, and the energy in the studio. Ahhhh, so nice!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UGnA__sGrwk/YI6ufFKxQMI/AAAAAAAAC88/3G9cIqVZpe8pn9diCKlbC9KdDNWI1xepwCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/179947614_10163269571488084_7543718099863493731_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Robie Benve at the Columbus Cultural Arts Center" border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="960" height="269" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UGnA__sGrwk/YI6ufFKxQMI/AAAAAAAAC88/3G9cIqVZpe8pn9diCKlbC9KdDNWI1xepwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h269/179947614_10163269571488084_7543718099863493731_n.jpg" title="Robie in painting class" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">I Went to an Art Opening</h3><p>A local gallery had an art opening in person, and two of the three artists in the show are friends of mine, so I wanted to go to the artist reception to support them - it felt great.</p><p>I found out that we were all fully vaccinated, though we still kept our masks on. I embraced the thrill to trust buddies to take pictures with my phone. How long was it since the last time I allowed people to touch my phone?</p><p>It's crazy the little things that became taboo during the pandemic.</p><p>We are finally, slowly getting out of it.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l_9kSh1IieM/YI6vUY8QT5I/AAAAAAAAC9E/zk8l82AKRGYkdJPBS6I77SUK7-i-NTX-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s887/Robie%2Band%2BLynda%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bopening%2Bof%2BTodd%2BCamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Robie Benve and Lynda Guenther at the opening of artist Todd Camp" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="887" height="289" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l_9kSh1IieM/YI6vUY8QT5I/AAAAAAAAC9E/zk8l82AKRGYkdJPBS6I77SUK7-i-NTX-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h289/Robie%2Band%2BLynda%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bopening%2Bof%2BTodd%2BCamp.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4hY2IGd9siA/YI6vUhRmf7I/AAAAAAAAC9I/mcHFWlCfTQoADfYUAsvG0Nd9_Cjp0t87ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Robie-Benve-and-Rod_Hayslip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Robie Benve and Rod Hayslip" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4hY2IGd9siA/YI6vUhRmf7I/AAAAAAAAC9I/mcHFWlCfTQoADfYUAsvG0Nd9_Cjp0t87ACLcBGAsYHQ/w562-h640/Robie-Benve-and-Rod_Hayslip.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">I Even Went to Happy Hour With a Friend</h3><p>I don't have photos for this outing but believe me, that glass of wine tasted wonderful. I haven't been to a bar or restaurant since February 2020, woohoo!!</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">If everyone does the right thing, we'll get out of this tunnel.</h4><p>I hope people will keep getting the vaccine. I hear that the availability of the vaccine is high, but there aren't as many takers as you would hope.</p><p>The more people are getting infected, the crazier variants of the virus we get. C'mon Americans, roll up your sleeve and let's beat this thing.</p><p><br /></p>Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-83096914662269838962021-02-27T16:18:00.006-05:002021-02-27T16:18:39.683-05:00Author Writes a Poem Inspired by My Painting<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">My painting </span></span></span><span style="text-align: center;">Xmas Time at the Ohio Theater is one of those that for some reason resonate with a lot of people at a deeper level.</span></span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Not only I received great feedback from viewers, but it also got accepted into two juried shows: the 2020 Ohio Art League Fall Juried Show and the 2021 Bryn Du Art Show.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: center;">Moreover, a few weeks ago, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brenda Layman, a talented writer, surprised me with an email telling me that she was inspired by my painting to write a beautiful poem!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When I read it, I felt so honored and humbled that I started thinking on how we could present them together. I ended up creating a video featuring both images of my painting and Brenda's voice reciting the poem. </span></span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Below is the link to the video.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Brenda Layman and I are both members of the National League of American Pen Women, a wonderful group of professional writers, composers, choreographers, and visual artists. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You can learn more about our NLAPW Central Ohio Branch on the website <div class="nc684nl6" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="http://nlapwcentralohio.org/" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">NLAPW Central Ohio Branch</a></div></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6ercS9_YIwE" width="320" youtube-src-id="6ercS9_YIwE"></iframe></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click on the image above to watch the video.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the video (above), author Brenda Layman reads her poem "Cities in Winter". The poem was inspired by one of Robie Benve's paintings representing a view of the Ohio Theater in December when the Nutcracker, one of the most popular winter shows, was performing in Columbus, Ohio. In this video you can see Robie's painting while listening to Brenda reading her poem.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p>Below, the featured painting by Robie Benve.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dde9HYjkf-y3TWWRr2SQsNwxM1j5KAfMzug3SuyMx1APa0EJ-QHokmHKUYHKyDFFJwGGkUIvdnSJL08oa4hXDw6BJAls_KYaV9_cSAX_qdTueTBXdH2QhD4NHBRvE-uDd-7D47R9dUQ/s1031/xmas-time-at-the-ohio-theater-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="mixed media painting by Robie Benve" border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dde9HYjkf-y3TWWRr2SQsNwxM1j5KAfMzug3SuyMx1APa0EJ-QHokmHKUYHKyDFFJwGGkUIvdnSJL08oa4hXDw6BJAls_KYaV9_cSAX_qdTueTBXdH2QhD4NHBRvE-uDd-7D47R9dUQ/s16000/xmas-time-at-the-ohio-theater-sm.jpg" title="Xmas Time at the Ohio Theater" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"Xmas Time at the Ohio Theater"<br />30"x48" mixed media on canvas<br />Sold</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-22373065725635538632020-11-27T11:45:00.000-05:002020-11-27T11:45:07.559-05:00Positive Attitude Is My Friend - My Thinking Process<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Keeping on the "Think-Positive Path" Pays Off</span></h2><div>2020 has been a challenge under many aspects.</div><div>However, as far as my artistic happenings, I can't complain. I've been lucky.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pkWmPpwfAZI/X8ErR9iqvuI/AAAAAAAAC4c/zRogAQmZVP0nPcIgp_qY-SUvS8XdLIW2wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/FSCY2548.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Robie Benve painting" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pkWmPpwfAZI/X8ErR9iqvuI/AAAAAAAAC4c/zRogAQmZVP0nPcIgp_qY-SUvS8XdLIW2wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/FSCY2548.JPG" title="Robie Benve in her studio Painting The Scioto Deer" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me in my studio painting <a href="http://robiebenve.fineartstudioonline.com/workszoom/3779944#/" target="_blank">The Scioto Deer </a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I received many blessings this year. <br /></b><b>How comes? Why me?</b></span></h3><div>I think most of the opportunities that came along in this crazy pandemic months have found an open door with me because I strive to look for the positive in people and in situations, and I am always ready to deal with the unexpected.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thinking Positive Helps</span></h3><div>One thing that really helped me stay sane during the pandemic is that I make an effort to entertain only positive thoughts. It's not always easy. It's a process that involves choosing to avoid negative thoughts and then catching yourself while thinking about bad things or bad outcomes and consciously changing gears.</div><div><br /></div><div><h4><span style="font-size: medium;">I Trust the Process</span></h4></div><div>When I am worried about something, I have two courses of action: </div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>If I can do something about it, then I choose to work hard to make things work out.</li><li>If it's out of my control, then I chose not to worry about it, and work hard for what I can control.</li></ol><div>When I have an important goal in mind, I learned that the <i>how </i>I get there<i> </i>is not important. There are things that happen in ways that we would never imagine, but they manage to bring us exactly the results we wanted.</div><div><br /></div><div>I always try to do what feels right, for me and for others. </div></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Doing Things Right One at the Time</span></h3><div>One day at the time, one action at the time, with some positive goals and outcomes in mind, but keeping an open attitude about how to get there.</div><div><br /></div><div>My path is not clear and in focus at all times, but I don't care.</div><div>When my guts tell me it is a good thing to do, even if I work a lot and don't get paid, I'm going to do it. It will pay off in ways that I can't even imagine.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So, here is my advice to you.</span></h3><div><b>Set your goals. </b>Write down your dreams in the short, medium, and long term.</div><div><b>Then work on them</b>, do what is needed, one day at the time, make progress towards one part of your goals.</div><div><br /></div><div>But don't forget to live your life in a way that makes you proud and happy. </div><div>Always make time to do what you enjoy doing, things that make your heart full, things that are not only for your benefit, but help others as well. </div><div>Enjoy the little things.</div><div>Learn to discern from what is necessary and what is superfluous.</div><div><br /></div><div>Spread the joy and the good vibes, it's not a competition, there is enough abundance of to share with the world.</div><div><br /></div><div>If today I can make someone smile, if I can support a fellow artist or a cause dear to my heart, it has been a good day.</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope this makes sense.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading. :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div>Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-87985992289724318202020-07-21T10:55:00.002-04:002021-01-25T08:53:23.513-05:00March Sky - Colorful Painting of Columbus' LeVeque Tower<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BVkDpfgfxzs/Xxb-StILc0I/AAAAAAAAC2A/dGS6Ytu7g2IUaH4JVd0afswaz3Y1U14ygCLcBGAsYHQ/s557/March_Night_by_Robie_Benve.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="March Night by Robie Benve" border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BVkDpfgfxzs/Xxb-StILc0I/AAAAAAAAC2A/dGS6Ytu7g2IUaH4JVd0afswaz3Y1U14ygCLcBGAsYHQ/w324-h400/March_Night_by_Robie_Benve.jpg" title="March Night mixed media painting" width="324" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">March Sky<br />Mixed media: paper and acrylic on wood panel<br />8"x10"<br /><a href="https://www.robiebenve.com/viewcollection/117914" target="_blank">see on my website</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I'm a big Harry Potter fan, I've read all the books several times, and of course watched all the movies, even more times.</div><div>I love the fact that the Hogwarts March music score (from my kids' practice sheets... shhhh ;) is still visible under this night view of the LeVeque tower in Columbus, OH.</div><div><br /></div><div>There is a lot going on in this little painting, and it reminds me of the busy night life of the city.</div><div><br /></div><div>I really enjoy the challenge of creating semi-abstract mixed media painting using layers of paper, paint, and creating unexpected patterns with my hand-cut stencils.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0Columbus, OH, USA39.9611755 -82.99879419999999211.650941663821158 -118.15504419999999 68.271409336178849 -47.842544199999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-22125477850172588812020-07-01T07:04:00.005-04:002023-04-05T16:59:32.202-04:00The Colosseum From Mixed Media to Mural<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;">OMG, MY PAINTING IS ON A MURAL IN THE SHORT NORTH!!</span></span></h2><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica;">This year, </span><span style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;">I have been blessed with my art on a billboard (<a href="https://positivelyrobie.blogspot.com/2020/06/ive-been-selected-for-2020-artpop.html" target="_blank">see previous post</a>) and now on a mural. Wow!</span><br style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;">My excitement might be slightly visible in the photo below...</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;">You know those times when you see other people accomplish something and you think, yeah, but they are amazing, I'm not even hoping for that. I'll do my own little thing.</span><br style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;">And then BOOM! it happens to you? Exactly. Wow.</span><br style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;">I'm enjoying every moment, don't wake me up yet, please.</span></span><div><font color="#757575" face="Helvetica" style="background-color: white;"><br /></font></div><div><font color="#757575" face="Helvetica" style="background-color: white;"><br /></font><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zxNWfnywdrM/XvoD_-TNiyI/AAAAAAAACz4/NW2Uico8lhsSoSUAJ_9tQuV6064KzgEAACK4BGAsYHg/s837/Robie_Benve_mural_Columbus_oh.jpg" style="background-color: white; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Robie Benve Mural Painting" border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="751" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zxNWfnywdrM/XvoD_-TNiyI/AAAAAAAACz4/NW2Uico8lhsSoSUAJ_9tQuV6064KzgEAACK4BGAsYHg/w359-h400/Robie_Benve_mural_Columbus_oh.jpg" title="The Colosseum Mural" width="359" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">I'm very exited to that one of my paintings has been made into <br />a mural in the Short North Arts District in Columbus, OH.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Colosseum<br />Installed at 685 N. High St.</span></div><div style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">on the South side of ROOH restaurant, facing Chase Bank.</span></div><div style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LMw8q4G-BeQ/XvoY158gxtI/AAAAAAAAC0U/w3UTQjJXSvsWTFd-loQXYKzrkfH-stk3ACK4BGAsYHg/s539/the_colosseum_by_Robie_benve.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Colosseum Painting" border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="539" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LMw8q4G-BeQ/XvoY158gxtI/AAAAAAAAC0U/w3UTQjJXSvsWTFd-loQXYKzrkfH-stk3ACK4BGAsYHg/w400-h400/the_colosseum_by_Robie_benve.jpg" title="The Colosseum Mixed Media Painting" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Colosseum<br />Mixed Media on wood panel<br />12"x12"<br />Sold<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Thanks so much to the <a href="http://marciaevansgallery.com/" target="_blank">Marcia Evans Gallery</a> for submitting my painting for the mural! And thanks to the Short North Arts District for sponsoring this wonderful program.</span><br style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;">This year is the seventh edition of the Short North Temporary Mural Series sponsored by the Short North Arts District and 11 partner galleries and art institutions. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;">This year's theme is One World, which showcases the diversity of global artists and their experiences.</span><br style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;">For more info about the mural project and to see who the other artists are click here:</span><br style="color: #757575; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshortnorth.org%2Foneworld%2F&h=AT2yWgw5FsDJihJMqGK4pP31pOdkwOvid1w18ofpFMRJGKUHy2fveDTn_8GuUQgAXyDmVNC4_e6q6G6VOMFRxUnkZ9GQJS_E3JNEr_LQwDmbZzJ_zaZvfGtogH1l-bU-vILRAB2uUT2J3i5EkgWalnuWlQ" rel="nofollow" style="color: #007c89; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;" target="_blank">https://shortnorth.org/oneworld/</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div></div>Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-44934597632674676812020-06-12T06:40:00.000-04:002020-06-12T06:40:09.789-04:00A Busy Studio With a Lot of Paintings Work-in-Progress<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xKUYYwpaBC8/Xt-xA_vW2SI/AAAAAAAACyE/v3_QQiv4hrs3uO1CaAfSGpPOSAfhHqhRACK4BGAsYHg/s2343/IMG_6895%2B%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="image group of wip" border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="2343" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xKUYYwpaBC8/Xt-xA_vW2SI/AAAAAAAACyE/v3_QQiv4hrs3uO1CaAfSGpPOSAfhHqhRACK4BGAsYHg/w400-h400/IMG_6895%2B%25282%2529.JPG" title="work in progress paintings" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I like to have several pieces at different stages of completeness <br />and switch from one to another according to the inspiration of the moment. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My Home Studio Has Always A Lot Going On</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took this picture a couple of weeks ago, while I was assessing 17 pieces that were all at different stages of done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I like to work on several pieces at the same time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It allows me to switch to a different painting any time I get stuck or my attention span is gone, and I need a break. Believe it or not, changing the painting on the easel feels like a break. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It gets my brain to rewire, start fresh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Placing a new image in front of me presents a new set of problems to solve and decisions to make.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What would look good?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What would enhance this picture?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What colors should I mix and where and how can I apply them?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How can I use my stencils in a way that is unpredictable and makes sense at the same time?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Usually I have 3-4 pieces that are work-in-progress, but lately I have started many paintings, and it's getting a little crazy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Most Are Heading to My Solo Show in October</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I guess there is no rush in finishing them because I need them in October, and yes, that is procrastinator me talking. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other side of my brain, the business and efficient one, is saying get them done, call them finished, sign and move them out of the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think both reasonings bear some kind of truth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The fact that they will all be in the show at Marcia Evans Gallery opening on October 2nd, means that they should look as a solid body of work, with some common traits in style, colors, and presentation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And that is the main reason while procrastinator me wants them all around, to compare and develop them as a group.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It makes some sense, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This week though, I am committed to get some D.O.N.E. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's time to start a few more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A Couple Sold Already</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm very happy to report that a couple of the pieces in this group were finished and they sold already. Those were not meant to be in the solo show, they were experimental pieces in which I tried some new techniques, and I am so grateful and happy that they found great homes. Wow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'll make a post about them with individual photos soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for reading!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-50056039314397466552020-06-08T14:34:00.003-04:002020-06-08T14:34:52.579-04:00I've Been Selected for the 2020 ArtPop Street Gallery Columbus - My Painting on a Billboard!<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Photo of Robie with Billboard" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E276e5864H8/Xt5fF-z8I-I/AAAAAAAACwM/oFryAUxGbrUaMH_voxsOdTAE8bKKuG1HwCK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/IMG_E6791.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Robie Benve in front of her Billboard in Columbus" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy me in front of the ArtPop Street Gallery <br />billboard featuring my painting "It'll Be Grand".<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Oh my, there are times when you hope for things, you want them very hard, and everything goes wrong.</span></h4><div>But there are other times when you think "that sounds interesting, I'll give it a try" and you get the the best results. </div><div><br /></div><div>The first time I applied for the ArtPop Street Gallery Columbus, in 2019, I thought I had a strong piece, but did not get selected. It was a little disappointing.</div><div><div><br /></div></div><div>So, this year I applied again. Even if I had very low expectations, I tried to do it right. I chose a piece I really liked, I cropped it just right, and I made sure I followed all the technical requirements of the online submission. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then I moved on and kind of forgot about it for several weeks.</div><div><br /></div><div><h4 style="text-align: left;">The Advantages of Submitting for a Juried Art Competition</h4></div><div>I think submitting for any juried competition is a win-win, especially when, like in this case, there is no submission fee. It takes a little bit of work and technical skills, but hey, you never know who is going to see your work because of that submission, and just that could open some future opportunities.</div><div><br /></div><div>Just the submission process itself got me to do things that I would not have done, and those alone were positive outcomes:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I finally loaded Powerpoint on my computer, and I know I will use it - it's an old version, but it gets the job done.</li><li>To fulfill the upload format requirements, I had to learn some things on Powerpoint that I had never done before, hence new skills.</li><li>My art was going to be seen by a committee of judges that probably had never heard of me or my paintings before, and you never know how and when they might think of me for in relations of other opportunities.</li><li>The whole process got me thinking proactively and positively about my work and my career.</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5eMoS0L710A/Xt5gKOZtvtI/AAAAAAAACws/qLdCF9ydfdYtGbUuzGp7F0Er32hqAwIYQCK4BGAsYHg/s3264/IMG_E6778.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo of Robie Newsstand artpop street gallery" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5eMoS0L710A/Xt5gKOZtvtI/AAAAAAAACws/qLdCF9ydfdYtGbUuzGp7F0Er32hqAwIYQCK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/IMG_E6778.JPG" title="Robie Benve's painting o the 2020 ArtPop Street Gallery Columbus Newsstand" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is a photo of my painting on the newsstand <br />at the NW corner of West and High in Columbus, OH<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">About the Fear of Rejection</h4><div>In ten years of being an artist, I got many rejections.</div><div>I am finally at the point where I understand that a rejection is ok, judges can only choose a certain number of artworks. Getting a rejection email does not mean my painting was bad. It only means others matched that exhibit's focus more. Maybe my painting was deemed good, but did not fit the needs of that particular show. It's ok, I'll find a better match next time.</div><div><br /></div><div>Easy to say, right? but don't be fooled, it took me years to process and fully accept that.</div><div><br /></div><div>In truth, a rejection still stings like a killer hornet, but I choose to focus on the positive aspects of the submissions, things like the four bullets above, acknowledge that this time my submission was not, for whatever reasons, among the top ones, and move on.</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">The Joy of Being Selected</h4><div>Of course, all that positive thinking of "getting a rejection is ok" goes out the window the moment you receive an acceptance email. ;D </div><div><br /></div><div>For the 2020 ArtPop Street Gallery, getting chosen came as such a surprise that I had to read the email three times before it sank in. Wow. My art on a billboard! </div><div>Then I realized that it was also going to be on a huge newsstand downtown, plus some kind of feature at the Columbus airport, and at the convention center. WOW.</div><div>Not to mention a monetary retribution of $500 and some truly amazing marketing support.</div><div><br /></div><div>The fact that we were all on lockdown and people were not traveling or going to conventions has not dimmed the light of this wonderful honor.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MADDKq161XU/Xt591nEF6fI/AAAAAAAACxc/o3lsCpL4fkANQhHwUXlH0LcusuI1goPdQCK4BGAsYHg/s1080/artpop.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Announcement image" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MADDKq161XU/Xt591nEF6fI/AAAAAAAACxc/o3lsCpL4fkANQhHwUXlH0LcusuI1goPdQCK4BGAsYHg/w400-h400/artpop.jpg" title="So happy to be one of the six 2020 ArtPop Street Gallery artists" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The announcement post I had on social media after being chosen.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">I Am Super Happy and Super Thankful</h4><div>In 2010 I started painting every day just for myself, following a personal passion. My initial bliss has now grown into a true, huge blessing.</div><div><br /></div><div>Who would have ever imagined that people would pay to own my paintings, and some collectors would want to own several of them? Who would have thought that I would be even writing <a href="https://hubpages.com/@robiebenve" target="_blank">articles about art</a>?</div><div> </div><div>And here I am, ten years later, being featured on a billboard, 100+ articles published, and with a solo show on the way.</div><div><br /></div><div>AMAZING stuff!!</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">About the Painting</h4><div><br /></div><div>The painting "It'll Be Grand" sold last year at <a href="http://marciaevansgallery.com/" target="_blank">Marcia Evans Gallery</a>, prints of this painitng and other sold pieces are available on <a href="https://www.robiebenve.com/page/14585/prints-available" target="_blank">my Print Shop on my website</a>.</div><div><br /></div>Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0Columbus, OH, USA39.9611755 -82.99879419999999211.650941663821158 -118.15504419999999 68.271409336178849 -47.842544199999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-54584858781552740472020-04-11T08:47:00.000-04:002020-04-11T08:47:05.738-04:00Music for My Heart - Abstract Mixed Media Painting<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Music for My Heart"<br />
10"x10"<br />
paper, fibers, marker, water-soluble pastel, and acrylic on wood panel.<br />
<a href="https://www.robiebenve.com/workszoom/3271954#/" target="_blank">See it on my website</a></td></tr>
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I love to use music and patterned paper in the starting layers of a painting and then use transparent paints in the areas where I want to keep them visible until the end.<br />
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<i>Music for My Heart</i> has music paper and starred paper still showing through.<br />
I also used yellow tissue paper to create the yellow circles, and I love the energy they emanate.<br />
It was a fun project. I love the process of observing where I am in the different stages and add things as they seem needed. I also enjoyed the challenge of balancing the abstraction of the piece with the realism of the heart drawing.<br />
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Blessings to you, thanks for reading.<br />
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May your heat be always strong and pure.<br />
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<br />Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-68662491163858295182020-04-10T17:37:00.001-04:002023-07-22T10:21:12.291-04:00Circle of Life - Abstract Mixed Media Painting<br />
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<span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">There are lots of layers of paper, fibers, markers, and acrylic paint. As I worked on it, it kept changing. Sometimes, I fall in love with some details in the early stages, and it's hard to let them go and cover them up with the next layers.</span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">The great thing is that, even when a layer is covered up, it served by informing the process, and some parts of it might still be visible at the end, contributing to the overall look of a piece. </span><br />
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<span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">April 2020, what a time in our lives!</span></h3>
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<span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">To all that are stuck at home waiting anxiously for the end of the social isolation, I wish you good health, love, and peace. </span><br />
<span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">I hope you get many opportunities to enjoy the little things. </span><br />
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aspects of what we are experiencing now will make us better people, we
might even miss parts of these days once it’s over, who knows.</span><br />
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<span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">But for now, stay healthy, stay home, and stay positive.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">To those that are worried or mourning for a loved one, I empathize with you. May you find peace and serenity soon.</span></span></span><br />
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<span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">Blessings. <br /></span><p>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Lucky"<br />6"x 6"<br />Paper and Acrylic on panel<br /><a href="https://www.robiebenve.com/workszoom/3509146#/" target="_blank">See on my website</a></td></tr>
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I started this one with way more paper than the previous, and at times it was hard to cover the starting ground with extra layers because I really liked some parts of how it looks in the beginning stages.<br />
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First, I used some red tissue paper, and then I covered that with some fibrous green paper that I got from the art store.<br />
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Then, I cut shapes out of another special paper (that I bought from the art store as well) all along using soft acrylic gel medium as gluing agent.<br />
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After this, it was layers upon layers of acrylic paint, trying to keep it transparent in some places, so that you could still see what was underneath.<br />
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A fun challenge!<br />
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Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-89244227615677841332020-03-16T22:59:00.001-04:002023-07-22T10:25:15.467-04:00For the Green Challenge: A Wish of Love and Good LuckTwo things happened today in my world.<br />
1. I started a Corona Art Challenge with a weekly theme, and this week the theme is GREEN.<br />
2. I painted a small, very green painting.<br />
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Not bad for a quiet day indoors, uh?<br />
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Paper and acrylic on panel<br />
6"x6"<br /><a href="http://robiebenve.fineartstudioonline.com/portfolio-viewer?collection=117914#lg=1&artworkId=3490072" target="_blank">SOLD</a></td></tr>
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Now, the people that know me, are aware of my unbelievable luck at finding four-leaf-clovers. Yep, I'm one of those people that just look down and see one.<br />
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Some people, like my children (lol), are very bothered by that. I guess my eyes easily catch the different pattern of the four leaves compared to the sea of three leavers. Fact is I don't need to loook hard, most times I glance down and see one. This drives my family crazy, because they can't find it even after I say there is one. lol<br />
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Anyway, this particular one was on the edge of the street at last year's Columbus Arts Festival. It had just finished raining, and I was walking home when I saw it.<br />
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I took a photo and left it there, hoping it would make someone else's day, sooner or later.<br />
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I started the painting with a paper base that included a paper heart - that's why the title includes love. Then I painted with acrylic paint using a painting knife.<br />
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Since the Corona Art Challenge is a week long, I hope I can manage to paint a few more green pieces.<br />
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I'm going to make this my personal challenge of mixing green from many different colors, without using any green straight from the tube.<br />
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BTW, when I say that I started a Corona Art Challenge I really started it, it was my idea and the President of the Dublin Area Art League, my friend Dawn Petrill, liked it, so I started it.<br />
It's so exciting to know that there are artists out there that are going to paint something new inspired by my idea. So cool!<br />
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Thanks for reading.<br />
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Blessings, and best wishes of good luck and love!<br />
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<br />Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-70908279422576215612020-03-06T14:20:00.001-05:002020-03-06T14:20:35.337-05:00Colorful Mixed Media Birch Tree Triptych <br />
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I made this trio a few months ago as a way to experiment with mixed media and color.<br />
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The texture and the orange sky colors are created by some fancy special papers that we artists like to splurge on.<br />
Then there is paint, more paper, and some patterns created with my hand-cut stencils,<br />
In short, they were a fun experiment, and I really like the outcome.<br />
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The three paintings, which could be purchased individually or as a set, are currently on view at the Marcia Evans Gallery in the Columbus Short North, 8 E Lincoln Ave.<br />
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<br />Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-61389447730968782612020-03-05T10:13:00.001-05:002020-03-05T10:13:04.882-05:00Natural Wonder - A Colorful and Textural Small Painting<br />
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8"x8"<br />
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This little guy (20 x 20 cm) is part of a small series of mixed media landscape painting done from my imagination, with no reference photo, all very similar in composition.<br />
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I started creating the composition with paint and paper on a wooden panel, then I added several layers of tissue paper and paint. I also added some fibers to create the tree trunks.<br />
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Below is an mid-stage photo of the process.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mid-stage work in progress creation of Natural Wonder.</td></tr>
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In this particular piece I wanted to preserve the pattern of the confetti tissue paper, so I added several layers of transparent acrylic fluid paint from Golden.<br />
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The final result is very textural and has a lot of interesting marks.<br />
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To apply the paper and the fibers I use acrylic soft gel medium from Golden. It serves as a glue, but it's a high quality acrylic binder, pretty much it's like acrylic paint but transparent, with no pigment.<br />
I love using it in different capacities, also to increase the transparency of the paint.<br />
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<br />Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-15190300962474106982020-03-04T12:11:00.001-05:002020-06-08T11:26:45.487-04:00Colorful Mixed Media Still Life Painting: Sweet and SourSometimes I need to step out of my usual body of work of landscapes and city scenes, which I usually paint from photo, and dive into the fascinating process of painting from life using mixed media.<br />
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So, here it is, Sweet and Sour, an example of such a case. It came out colorful and fun, and I'm really happy with it.<br />
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I used acrylic paint, paper, and water soluble pastels. I did not use my stencils in this, I feel like it has enough interesting marks as is.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Sweet and Sour"<br />
10" x 10"<br />
Acrylic, paper, and water soluble pastels.<br />SOLD</td></tr>
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From An Abstract Start</h3>
I started on a wood panel that I had primed with gesso, and created a base using paint and tissue paper. Some of the paper had patterns on it, you can still be see some of the polka dots.<br />
I really like that touch of whimsical :)<br />
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With An Abstract Way of Seeing Things</h3>
I added paint to created the forms of the different objects, focusing on one shape at the time, looking at things in an abstract kind of way.<br />
As I paint, I don't see strawberries, lemons, and utensils, I see lines, triangles, semi-circles, and so on. I try to replicate those shapes on the flat surface of the panel, paying attention to how they relate to each other in shape, color, and tone.<br />
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To A Representational Painting</h3>
I keep comparing and adding and changing until all the shapes make sense in relationship with the rest.<br />
When I step back and look with "normal" eyes, voila'! I see the objects that I have just painted. It's like magic every time. :)<br /><br /><div><h3>Sold!</h3><div>Thanks so much to the collector from Maryland that purchased this piece. I know it is going to look great with some other paintings that she bought in the past, I hope she'll send me a photo of how she hung my paintings and gives me permission to post it.</div><div>It is always a blessing when someone loves my work so much that they decide to pay for it and see it every day in their home. </div>
My heart is full.<br />
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<br /></div>Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-58465569939102322922020-02-10T18:16:00.000-05:002020-02-10T18:17:23.221-05:00Short North in Red, Colorful Mixed Media Painting<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Short North in Red"<br />
8"x10"<br />
Acrylic, paper, ink, and charcoal on wood panel</td></tr>
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The Columbus Short North never fails to get me excited about painting it. :)<br />
Every time I go I just have to take pictures that I stash away in a reference photo folder and boy, do they come in handy!<br />
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This photo in particular (see below) was taken from the car, thanks to my lovely passenger at the time. Gotta love when you have someone snapping away for you, so that you don't become a danger on the road, lol.<br />
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I started with a ground of various papers, including music sheets, ink, and paint, and I built it from there. See the picture below...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start of the painting above. The mixed media includes paper, acrylic paint, charcoal, and ink.</td></tr>
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I painted most of it at the Columbus Cultural Arts Center, in a painting class. You should have seen the faces of my classmates as they approached and peeked at what I was doing, all confused by the random patterns, trying to say something nice about it.<br />
I know it only makes sense in my head, and anyone seeing the initial steps is like wait, what??<br />
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When I try to explain my vision I see the puzzlement it creates in others. But they are nice people, they look for something they like about it, so the most heard comment usually is "Nice colors" - priceless! - That tells me that what they really are thinking is what the heck...?<br />
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If they come back when I'm almost done, you hear "ohhhh, I see now..."<br />
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The fun that I'm having making the initial craziness become something understandable is exactly what I love about this technique. It makes me smile inside.<br />
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Below is the reference photo I used, the painting looks kind of like it, right?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo reference for the Short North in Red Painting by Robie Benve</td></tr>
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The painting will be soon available at Marcia Evans Gallery in the Columbus Short North.<br />
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Thanks a lot for stopping by and (maybe) reading. :)<br />
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Blessings!<br />
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<br />Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-75114028564648400382020-02-04T15:04:00.004-05:002020-06-08T11:27:59.471-04:00Colorful Mixed Media Still Life Painting: Spring River<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Like many others of mine, this painting started with a colorful abstract mixed media base. I love to let the initial
spontaneous (and crazy) elements provide a guide to the
intuitive process of creating the next layers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">As I added layers of color, mainly with a palette knife, I allowed some of the base to peek through. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">The resulting work is vibrant and happy. The unexpected colors add visual interest and catch the viewer's attention. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Spring River"<br />
8x8 inches<br />
Acrylic and paper on wood panel.<br />SOLD</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">You can see the initial base below. I used colored and patterned paper, acrylic paint, and my unique hand-cut stencils to create a totally random ground with fun patterns and bold colors. Thy all somehow contribute to the creation of moments of surprise and fun that carry through to the final painting. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kind-of-crazy starting point for Spring River: paper and acrylic paint.</td></tr>
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Thanks for reading, blessing! :)<div><br /></div><div><h3>Sold!</h3><div>Thank you so much to the wonderful collector that purchased this painting! May it bring lots of joy and smiles.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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<br /></div>Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-6908122422263977692019-10-04T10:08:00.000-04:002019-10-04T10:08:19.033-04:00A Robie Benve Solo Show at the John Glenn International AirportThe Columbus John Glenn International Airport has a history of supporting the arts and local artists. In cooperation with the Ohio Art League, a different artist is featured every two months in the Gateway to the Arts Gallery, accessible by the general public at the ticketing level<span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">, by Max & Erma’s. </span></span><br />
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Robie Benve (me! :) is the featured artist for the months of October and November 2019.<br />
I installed my exhibit on September 30.<br />
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23 of my paintings will be on view until December 2.<br />
<span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">13 oil skies and landscapes on one side, 10 mixed media abstracts on the other.</span></span> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Gateway to the Arts Gallery is accessible by the general public at the ticketing level <br />of the John Glenn International Airport, in Columbus, OH.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of Robie Benve's exhibit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the two walls of my solo show at the John Glenn International Airport in Columbus, OH. <br /> On view until December 2, 2019.</td></tr>
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Below are four of my 13 oil pieces currently on view at the Gateway Gallery of the Arts at the Columbus Airport.<br />
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love painting with oils, unfortunately I developed an allergy and I had
to stop... I'll get over it, no worries - water-based is also
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The image below shows four pieces from my series "Close Up Views of Our Body", featuring the amazing
and fascinating artistry provided by the microcosm in our body.<br />
Those
things at the cellular level that work relentlessly to keep us alive and
healthy, invisible to the naked eye, yet so strikingly beautiful and
perfect.<br />
At first glance they might look abstract, but they are quite
representational.<br />
<br /> Mixed media, acrylic, paper, and some fibers on canvas AND I had lots of fun making my own original paper-<span class="text_exposed_show">cut stencils and using them to create patterns in the paintings. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four mixed media paintings from my series "Close Up Views of Our Body"<br /><span class="text_exposed_show">Available on my website: </span><a href="https://robiebenve.com/" target="_blank">robiebenve.com</a></td></tr>
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Below are four abstract mixed media paintings from the airport
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10x10 inches (25.4x25.4 cm) acrylic, paper and fibers on wood.<br />
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Painting abstractly adds to the fun, because it does not matter what
the reference image says, it's all about what you think would work with
this particular piece, and you proceed<br /> experimenting, with trials and
errors and some ahah moments.<br />
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Thanks a lot to the Ohio Art League and the Columbus Airport Authority for the show opportunity!<br />
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<span class="_47e3 _5mfr" title="smile emoticon"><span aria-hidden="true" class="_7oe"></span></span><br />Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH), 4600 International Gateway, Columbus, OH 43219, USA39.9999399 -82.887176714.477905400000001 -124.1957707 65.5219744 -41.5785827tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-60431037313814589652019-08-07T18:44:00.002-04:002019-08-07T22:54:16.200-04:00Fresh - Still Life Painting<br />
I painted this lovely still life alla prima, all in one go, wet on wet.<br />
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I even made a video and wrote an article about the experience - links are below, at the end of this post.<br />
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Oil painting<br />
9"x12"<br />
framed <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><b>The images below show <i>Fresh </i>in its current frame.</b><br />
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If you don't like the frame, <a href="https://robiebenve.com/contact" target="_blank">contact me</a> and I'm sure we can find a solution.<br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mhbqp2jcPGo/XUtNCUzQfLI/AAAAAAAAClM/ZU6_076uVRMeWzdVgNFT6STGZlJ7uGptgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="964" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mhbqp2jcPGo/XUtNCUzQfLI/AAAAAAAAClM/ZU6_076uVRMeWzdVgNFT6STGZlJ7uGptgCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_4368.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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Front view</td></tr>
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angular view</td></tr>
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<i>The colors of the painting might be a little off depending on your the screen and on the camera settings.</i><br />
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<i>There might be weeks when I'm traveling, like part of September 2019, in which case it may take a couple of weeks from me to be able to actually ship the painting.</i><br />
<i>If you are in a hurry, feel free to <a href="https://robiebenve.com/contact" target="_blank">contact me</a> before you pay to make sure that I am available to ship or deliver right away.</i><br />
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Link to my article: <a href="https://feltmagnet.com/painting/Still-Life-Oil-Painting-Limited-Palette" target="_blank">Alla Prima Still-Life Oil Painting With a Limited Palette</a></h3>
The article contains also the video.<br />
To see only the video, click here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSydXq1qdaE" target="_blank">Robie's YouTube Video</a><br />
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<i><br /></i>Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-4965216668207699472019-05-29T11:55:00.002-04:002019-05-29T11:55:32.773-04:00I'm in the Summer Show of Art at Marcia Evans GalleryThis Saturday, don't look for me at home because I'll be in the Short North Arts District at the opening reception for the Summer Show of Art.<br />
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I dropped off several of my latest paintings on Monday, 15 pieces to be
precise; three are mid-size, 12 are smaller. <br />
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I'm thrilled to be exhibiting with such a talented group of artists, I can't wait to see the show hanging.<br />
The show is going to be on
view for three months, and pieces will be rotating on the walls -
hopefully many will be leaving with happy buyers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SUMMER Show of ART<br />at Marcia Evans Gallery<br />8 E Lincoln St<br />Columbus, OH</td></tr>
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<b>How exciting is this!?</b><br />
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It's a pleasure to work with Marcia Evans, and the other artists are all amazing people, I'm looking forwad to getting to know them better at the reception on Saturday.<br />
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Also, I'm still debating it, but I might even do a demo or paint-on-location kind of thing, towards the end of the opening.<br />
I don't know, it's going to depend on the weather and other factors, but I'm thinking it would be a fun thing to do.<br />
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<b>Summer Show of Art</b><br />
Marcia Evans Gallery <br />
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 1st, 2019 5:30-8:30 pm<br />
8 E Lincoln St<br />Columbus, OH<br />
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<br />Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-75829741757750446662019-05-14T12:37:00.001-04:002019-09-09T12:27:27.572-04:00The Nutcracker at the Ohio Theater - Mixed Media Painting<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"The Nutcracker at the Ohio Theater"<br />
8"x10"<br />
Acrylic and paper on wood panel<br />
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A yearly tradition for many during the Xmas holidays, going to see The Nutcracker ballet by Tchaikovsky is always a wonderful experience.<br />
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So many memories are made inside of the lovely and historic Ohio Theater, in the heart of Columbus, OH. <br />
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I wanted to capture a loose and lively rendition of the moment when people arrive to see the show, with the warm lights and the excitement of the evening.<br />
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It makes me want to check what show is on this week! :)<br />
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This piece will be in the Summer Show of Art at Marcia Evans Gallery in the Short North Arts District, 8 E. Lincoln St, Columbus, OH.<br />
On view: June 1 - 30 August 2019.<br />
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<br />Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-53639752130514107882019-05-06T19:32:00.001-04:002019-09-09T12:28:08.243-04:00High Street - Mixed Media Painting of the Short North<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Short North"<br />
8"x10"<br />
Mixed Media on wood panel (Acrylic and paper)<br />
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I love the Columbus Short North with its characteristic arches. A pleasure to paint.<br />
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The area is undergoing some major renovations and improvements and its getting better and better.<br />
High Street is where you find the life of the party. :)<br />
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This painting will be available in a few days through Marcia Evans Gallery<br />
8 E Lincoln St, in the Short North Arts District of Columbus, OH.<br />
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<br />Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-20041750992145046562019-05-03T12:44:00.002-04:002023-06-24T22:03:29.603-04:00My First Plein Air Painting with Acrylics and Mixed Media - Breathing<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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8"x10"<br />
Mixed Media on panel<br />
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A painting from when I finally got over the shock of becoming allergic to oils and took the courage to paint en plain air with acrylic and mixed media.</p><p>I loved creating this baby at Hoover Reservoir Park. The day started foggy and gray and I almost did not go out to paint. Once there, the sun came out and made it a very enjoyable experience.<br />
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First, I created an abstract and colorful mixed media under-painting with paper, acrylic gel, and hand-cut stencils. Then, I picked my subject and started painting with acrylic paint and palette knife.<br />
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I love how loose it came out and how the bright under-painting glows through in several spots. I think I've found a great way to use acrylics outdoors. They dry so quickly that I thought it was impossible, but this technique makes it faster and doable.<br />
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<br /></p>Robie Benvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621309680200890590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612556814073450796.post-56596003587417774342019-05-03T12:27:00.000-04:002020-03-27T15:36:03.204-04:00#5 Daily Painting Challenge - A Walk on the BeachI'm a little late posting this, it has been a very busy week.<br />
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Day five of the 20-minute challenge</h3>
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8"x8"<br />
Mixed Media, acrylic and paper<br />
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The fun I had doing this is hard to explain.<br />
Mostly due to the fact that I worked from a mixed media under-painting done with paper, acrylic gel, plus hand-cut stencils and acrylic paint.<br />
The random texture and patterns on the base made the behavior of the paint very unpredictable, and I really enjoy the ground color shining through.<br />
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I created the under-painting before deciding what I would paint on it.<br />
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