Robie Benve Art

Twice a year, for the past few years (I think four) I have joined the 30-in-30 painting challenge, and it's always a blast!  It gives me the incentive to create more and faster, to experiment working on small scale works or studies.  It's coming up in a few days!! And this time I'm doing something new. My goal this time will be to experiment with mixed media and abstract painting. I know, very different for my usual style. I feel like I need this right now.  The focus is to have fun and think outside the box, push some boundaries. Let's see what happens.  I might end up hating the 30 new pieces, or loving them, we'll see. More likely it'll be something in between.  Whatever happens, I am sure at the end of the month I'll feel like I've learned a lot. It always happens. I'm soooo excited about this! I hope I can find the time to create every day, and to take pictures of the daily work, and post it. Some

Recently I was contacted by a student from Connecticut that needed help for a school project.  Her assignment was to interview an artist (and she picked me, amazingly! I guess having a web presence pays off, lol). She sent me some questions and I type up the answers and emailed them to her. I love it when I get the opportunity to help young people. They were good questions. Thinking that many people might be wondering the same things, I decided to post them here on my blog. A few of the questions are fully covered by articles I've written online, so I included a link to my articles for more info. Here it goes. Question: What inspires you to make art? Answer: There are many different reasons for me to pick up the brushes and start a painting. I love the challenge of trying something slightly new, in fact I learn something from each painting, and each one starts with the idea that it could potentially be my best one ever. I get very excited about t

Marcia Evans Gallery has been featuring several of my smaller paintings since December, and they will be on view until Jan 29, 2018. They are all oil painting, available for purchase at a reasonable price.  (hint-hint ;) ) In this photo you can see five of them. Me, standing next to some of my paintings currently at Marcia Evans Gallery. If you are in the area, stop by and visit this nice gallery. Lots of other works in the gallery, especially wonderful abstract and contemporary paintings. It's a great honor to have my work shown in the midst of such talented artists. Location: Marcia Evans Gallery 8 East Lincoln Street, Short North Art District, Columbus, Ohio Hours: 11–5 Tues–Sat and by appointment. Occasional Sundays—please call ahead I feel really blessed to be given this great opportunity, such an awesome way to begin the year! ______  __  ______ Are you receiving my newsletter? I send one every 2-3 months, with updates about my painting