Chesterfield County
Painting
I have loved great oil paintings since early childhood and visited many museums in my youth, pondering the masters' work with enthusiasm. I especially enjoy painting the human form and other life forms, but try not to limit myself to that genre entirely.
I believe that all art should give back to this world, that in which this world takes away from us. We all suffer from life's uproar. In art there exists a unique prospect for a ray of hope in our lives -- and in art, there is a fitting prospect to bring about a glimmer of expectancy.
I believe that all art should give back to this world, that in which this world takes away from us. We all suffer from life's uproar. In art there exists a unique prospect for a ray of hope in our lives -- and in art, there is a fitting prospect to bring about a glimmer of expectancy.
I guess if you were to ask what makes a great oil painting,
I would say a meaningful moment captured in time, which excites the soul. This
"stirring of the soul" is best said with a balance of many facets of
visual impression. All of these attributes coming together in one equalized
statement of compositional lines, color statement (palette), light/contrast,
color balance and economy/efficiency of brush strokes.
I also enjoy writing and composing music in my studio in Chesterfield , SC.
Contact:
Greg Benner
Olde Towne Centre
843.623.3200
800.605.5761
Greg@Benner.com
