BURNING SHADOWS (2020) Malarstwo autorstwa Arthur Benjamins

Extreme circumstances has brought forth the most remarkable of art. That art may not always directly address those particular events, offer solutions or comfort – but they emanate directly from that source in so many ways.

My previous mailshot in which I introduced my new path of Abstract Impressionism, highlighted a piece called, “BURNING” - a very heavily textured, 14” x 24” panel with explosive black markings on a bright red background.
This image was so captivating that I sought a much larger size in order to increase its intensity and presence. It was also imperative to make it different than “BURNING”, in that I wished to graduate the red background into discernible hues that would still fully resonate through the various shades of black.

Due to size constraints, I could not work on it on my booth at the 2020 Arizona Fine Art Expo, so I placed the 48” x 60” mounted birch ply panel outside in the bright sunshine where I applied the first of the various thin washes which would work extraordinary well with the convoluted texture and the propagation of required color graduations.
As the warming sun rose to a higher level, I chose a new spot right under a young, low hanging tree which afforded a refreshing shade. Once I placed my large panel there, I had a completely new view of my painting due to the mottled shade and dappled sunlight giving the bright red a totally unexpected combination of reds, oranges and yellows. The slightly moving shadows and highlights resembled the sun's surface – the branches forming interconnecting strands like pathways and roads. The fact that everything slowly moved in the light wind was also totally mind bending!

With a 2” wide brush, I coaxed the new colors in between the swirling texture, some down to the base and a very measured amount barely into the texture and some lightly brushing of the surface, giving the whole an exceptional 3D look.

This is where serendipity had taken control of my painting. If I'd decided to remain in a total shade, this image would have remained unbirthed.
History flows over like this. Salvador Dali's 1931 painting, “Paranoiac Village” exists because Dali recognized something completely different when he saw a postcard of an African mud hut with its inhabitants sitting outside of it. There are many visions like it from countless others who were able to uniquely recorded it into history.
My new work is additionally blessed in that is has absolutely no frontiers and will fit into all traditional, contemporary and ultra-modern homes.

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