Last Post for Here! I've Moved!!

I will no longer be posting here. I will leave this blog here for a spell because some of the artworks may not make it on my new website and blog.

I'm finally getting around to setting up one website that will house everything I want in a website. I've just pointed the domain www.bebart.com that I've been using since 2004 to my new website http://www.burrittbenson.com . It's probably going to take me several months to get it all setup the way I want it, but you have to start somewhere. The good news is, I'll be posting new artworks to my website on the blog there now continuously while I'm getting everything setup and running.

Please come visit my new location at http://www.burrittbenson.com. Thank you very much!!

- Burritt Benson

Paint it out!!

Know what the best part about finishing a painting is?? I get to start on a new blank canvas and I've got a finished painting!! Usually I jump mid-painting to start a new one. I have several going right now to prove this unfortunately. Gives me a chance to look at them and make up my mind if I should continue on with 'em sort of thing. Lately, I've been snapping pictures of a lot of 'em, and painting over them mid-stream. Good idea at the time but I've got something else now I wanna try. Do what makes ya happy man, paint it out!!

I know I said in an earlier post I was going to try and lose the line. Think I will hold off on that for now. I'm sure it will happen in a couple of paintings I have in mind, but no rush really. I'm loving where I'm at right now, the waves are perfect for some shredding!! Let's hit it!!

The moment it happened!!

Right now led zeppelin is blasting and I'm sailing at full mast in my art studio!! I'm smiling ear to ear!! Experienced another revelation late last night while sketching with my sharpies. It's starting to all come together now and I'm trying not to freak out too hard! LOL! The floodgates are opening is all I will say!!! Fire the cannons!!!

Hide the Gesso!!

Don't get to attached to the first acrylic painting (left) in progress now. I'm debating whether to go crazy on it after my talk with artist Chuck Lawson earlier today. I think I have a pretty good grasp on line, now it's time for me to try and lose it in my paintings. By doing so, I will be forced to get a stronger understanding of color, color values, color interactions and all that jive. Something that is pretty much hit and miss for me most of the time. I'm probably 75% complete with my original color scheme on this one. But now, even that is out the window! Good riddance! I have no clue at the moment what's about to happen to it, but I know once I get in my studio tomorrow painting, I'm going to be one happy dude!

The acrylic painting in the middle is one I've started painting over three times. I'm so glad I did not gesso over it at any point. I'm really lucky there, that's usually my first move in most cases. Egor!! Prepare the gesso!! Lot's of it!! Hurry!! I'm thinking I'm about 85% complete on it right now. Yep, I'm leaving the underpaintings because they are really helping the painting. Especially, when you get up close and look at it. Then, when you back up a long ways and look at it, wow! I just get a strong feeling that it's a keeper. Well, until I hang it up in my house and look at it a lot and start talking to myself about it. But I'll deal with that when I reach that point I reckons.

The third acrylic painting, the one with all the pirates, I'm still studying it. I'm not happy with it at this point. She's fading fast Captain!! Shall I prepare the gesso?!! Not yet my bald friend, there is still hope. As long as there is hope, there is a chance that she can be saved. I'm mixing the gesso now master. Roger that.

I've got a lot more paintings started at this time and even a new blank 36 x 48 canvas I'll be jumping on tomorrow at some point. What I don't have, is time to write about them now. I will try and take some pics of 'em and post 'em here and on fb when I remember to do so. Until next time, stay healthy, be safe and spread some encouragement! Google the 90/10 principle.

Sneak Peak! New Acrylic Painting!

Behind me is a partial sneak peak of a new 36"x48" acrylic painting I started last night. Me thinks this painting is going to ROCK when I'm done with it!! Back to painting. Later! Later!

Tea Party Revolution

This is a 72" x 60" acrylic painting I've been working on for the past week. It's the third time I've painted over this particular canvas. Thinking I might stick with this painting, maybe take the print route after I'm finished with it. I get a tea party vibe from it, the eleventh hour. Of course, you can take it in a lot of other directions to. I think every direction can be a worthwhile adventure really. Working on this particular painting has changed me for the better, I can't wait to get cranking on some new paintings and experiment with what I've learned while painting this one. I still have to finish this one, so I better hush it and get back to painting! Take care!

Three New Acrylic Paintings

16 x 20 Acrylic Painting on Paper, 2010.

47 x 35 Acrylic Painting on Paper, 2010.

36 x 48 Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 2010.

The last acrylic painting shown above was a finished painting of mine I decided to paint over this weekend. I really liked the painting before, but I'm totally in love with it now! No finished painting in my art studio is safe at the moment. I started painting over a finished 72 x 60 painting this afternoon!! While most see a finished painting, I see a blank canvas, or a painting that needs more experimentation on. There are no rules!! Don't worry about mistakes! Keep working the paint! Get mid-evil on it!! Crank up the jams!!

I had a blast at the art reception this past Friday night! I met so many nice people! I really enjoyed talking with everyone I met. Chuck Lawson, the curator, did a very nice job setting up the show. It was a pretty wild experience for me to see four of my artworks hanging up in a gallery and not hanging in my art studio, they looked so much better! Hope everyone gets a chance to go check out the show this month over at the FTCC gallery, and also, meet Chuck.

More new paintings shortly! Take care!