Ben Tinsley

November 2, 2023 - December 21, 2023
Reception: Thursday, November 2, 5-7pm

My aim in “A Colorful Storm” is to explore the idea of transformation and change. I think this topic is especially prudent as we face global changes with climate and the warp speed of technological advances.

I start my paintings with layers and layers of thick paint - each layer of color telling its own story. As I scrap away those layers I find form, shape, and dynamic movement transforming the original layer into a completely new piece unrecognizable from where I started.

Most noticeable, throughout these works, are the scraped lines that form clear crisp paths over chaotic backgrounds. These paths take on an almost map-like quality that moves your eye around the piece - guiding you through it.

“A Colorful Storm” is dedicated to my beloved Grandmother, Mary Danforth Guy, who passed away while I was working on this show. Another touch point of change and transformation. Her effervescent spirit and love of the arts and design were hugely influential to me.

  • Ben Tinsley October 2023
Ben Tinsley
Blue Bluff, 2023
oil on canvas
12 x 22 1/2 inches
signed, dated and titled verso
#13568
Ben Tinsley
Born on the 4th, 2023
oil on canvas
60 x 70 inches
signed, dated and titled verso
#13570
Ben Tinsley
Counting Sheep, 2023
oil on canvas
16 x 16 inches
signed, dated and titled verso
#13565
Ben Tinsley
Happy Place, 2023
oil on canvas
64 x 64 inches
signed, dated and titled verso
#13573
Ben Tinsley
Night Owl, 2023
oil on canvas
48 x 72 inches
signed, dated and titled verso
#13574
Ben Tinsley
Scrabble, 2023
oil on canvas
23 x 23 inches
signed, dated and titled verso
#13566
Ben Tinsley
Skipping Stones, 2023
oil on canvas
30 x 27 inches
signed, dated and titled verso
#13567
Ben Tinsley
Trapeze Artist, 2023
oil on canvas
72 x 100 inches
signed, dated and titled verso
#13571
Ben Tinsley
Spark, 2023
oil on canvas
54 x 72 inches
signed, dated and titled verso
#13572
Ben Tinsley
Fool's Gold, 2023
oil on canvas
64 x 84 inches
signed, dated and titled verso
#13343