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BENJAMIN WARNER – CHANGING WEATHER

November 11, 2022 - November 23, 2022

This new collection from Ben romanticises the autumnal change to the weather. A change in Ben’s approach to his work is also notable, this collection sees an abundance of expressive mark making as appose to his usually delicate and considered pieces. Thick layers of oil paint build to form textured oceans with swirling waves and dramatic skies.

Muted palettes are interspersed by gentle suggestions of yellow and bolder strokes of rich Prussian blue. Warmer brown tones sit at the base of many of the works as a suggestion of where the land meets the sea. The vast array of tones within such a limited palette is testament to Ben’s skills as a painter. The outcome is an abstract landscape with a wealth of depth.

The drama of these works is the result of emotive skies and Ben’s ability to depict glowing light amongst the Cornish mizzle. The movement and spontaneity of this collection is palpable, the artist’s process is clear within these paintings, with marks dancing across the surface of the canvas to create the movement of blistering winds. The softer skies perfectly capture the brooding and eerily peaceful quality of an overcast Cornish scene.

The incoming and outgoing tides depicted offer a transient beauty, a fleeting moment captured in the effervescent sweep of Ben’s brush. The motion of the waves and drifting clouds accurately depicts the everchanging nature of Gyllygvase beach. The vast and distant view of this landscape is never void of life nor drama which is a similar vein to the paintings themselves.

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Start:
November 11, 2022
End:
November 23, 2022
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Beside The Wave
8-10 Arwenack Street
Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 3JA United Kingdom
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01326 211132
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