gary benfield
benfield
FULL STRETCH
Hand Embellished Canvas Edition of 100 Size 34”x 22” FRAMED £625
Living and working in a beautiful part of Ireland Gary has a close relationship with the surrounding countryside and the natural world, and his work has grown out of great love and respect for the natural world. Whether he is painting wild creatures in their natural
habitat or more formal equestrian portraits, Gary always works initially from life, and this is the key to his creative process. With him a painting does not begin and end on a canvas in his studio, but originates in extensive sketching and photographing of the subject. He then uses a combination of oils, pastels and other drawing materials to create something viobrant and spontaneous in response to the material he has built up. Gary’s latest work features one of his favourite subjects.
He describes horses as “the most beautiful, elegant and powerful creatures but hugely challenging to draw. Working in oil paint gives me the ability to push and manoeuvre the paint once it is on the surface. Because I am ambidextrous I often work with a pencil in one hand and a brush in the other, and this allows me to create, mould and modify my lines as I go, giving these images an energy and fluidity that I hope reflects or captures the movement of the subjects. For me it is about an emotional response to what I’m painting rather than creating a static representation of it.”
“The lines and paint should have a life of their own.”
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