This was both my first oil painting and plein air painting. I don’t have a title yet, don’t know why.
The work came from my year and a half spent mentoring with Arthur Johnsen, a technical master who lived down the way from me along the Red Road, in Hawaii. The afternoons and evenings spent in his awesome studio space I treasure – I learned so much, and we had great conversations about everything. It took us a minute to get used to each other, as our styles and backgrounds are so different. He supported me, though and that is priceless. He also taught me how to screen print my stencils, so holla for the shirts, y’all.
This pic is 500, and I am open to negotiation. I’ve learned with art to ask for what I want and think a piece deserves. You can do that too, with a piece you want. Talk about it, you’d be surprised what the artist will work with.
Ben, your art is amazing. Glad to see you have a website up for this stuff.
Much love from a brief member of your ohana.