Robie Benve Art

"Towards the Light" 18"x24" Acrylic on Canvas SOLD - Prints available In this season of reawakening I joyfully enjoy the daily miracle of life sprouting  at each corner. Winter is over and I can finally stay outdoors, enjoy the fresh air, and recharge my batteries. Closeness to nature always recharges me, the trees, the plants, and the smells are balm for my soul. The chirping of birds tickles my heart. I'm completely fascinated. About the Painting I started this landscape painting by creating some texture with modeling paste mixed with acrylic paint. Then I kept mixing modeling paste to the acrylic paint, and applying it with brushes, painting knives, and splattering techniques, experimenting all the way. It has been a fun-filled painting process. :) It's the second path in the woods that I paint, and I am working on a few more. It's such a beautiful metaphor of life and hope, I love to paint paths in the woods. :) Click Here for ...

One of my Doodles Considering that - I have three painting started, and they are all 18 x 24, which for me is on the big side, - I go to two painting classes and a figure drawing class - but I don't post photos from that because nipples and glutes don't do well with a general audience (I don't even show them too my kids, they are still young and would probably think it's weird that I draw naked people) - I love my volunteering, and doing things with the kids, seeing friends, cooking, gardening, and (sometime) exercise... So much I love to do, and in spring somehow everything seem to blow out of proportions, and it becomes hard to juggle. Just to add some extra fun to the mix, I found A LOT of awesome photos on wikimedia commons that have a royalty free license, and so I can paint them. I'm so happy about these last additions to my reference portfolio, on top of all the ones I already had from my own photos. I really have to make the time to paint more!...

My paintings on display at the Dublin Rec Center One of the pluses of being member of an art league is the opportunity to access different exhibition venues. As member of the Dublin Area Art League (Dublin, OH) I have the option to exhibit in different public locations. Last month my art was on the walls of the local Starbucks, this month at the Dublin Community Recreation Building. Here are a couple of shots of "my" wall at the Rec Center. My paintings on display at the Dublin Rec Center I love the amazing support artists get locally, from local businesses, fellow artists, and communities. It's great, and I recommend any artist to join art leagues and groups. It is always productive and to network with other artists; you can find inspiration and you get to know about lots of opportunities. Have a happy creative day! :)

"Autumn Walk" 24' x 30" (60.96 x 76.2 cm) Acrylic on Canvas Prints on paper or canvas available here Is it finished? I have been asking myself this question about this painting for a while, and I now (finally) think it is finished.  The beautiful photo reference was provided by the A Nos Pinceaux challenge, few months back, but I have kept it on the works for a long time, alternating with other projects. Sometimes it really helps setting  a painting aside and work on something else. When I pick it up again I see it with fresh eyes and it easier to see what needs working. I am glad I kept working on this, because I like it much better with the recent changes. It was mostly texture and brushwork issues, and some value adjustments. I tried to keep it lose and fun, and hopefully I succeeded. It has been quite challenging to get a good shot of this painting, I thing this one is pretty close to the true colors. It's amazing how slightly different  l...