Benjamin One 2024

Benjamin One, the finished painting

[SIZE] · Acrylic on canvas

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The studio wall around Benjamin One, with reference photos, sketches and inspiration pinned up

Process

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Step 1: Put down some paint.

Put down some paint.

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Step 2: iPad sketch with a made-up figure, and a first test with a ghostly fill. Overall it feels too flat.

iPad sketch with a made-up figure, and a first test with a ghostly fill. Overall it feels too flat.

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Step 4: Sketched that photo. Now I am looking at the explosion. I like it.

Step 3: I found this self-portrait I took in a house in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, in 2022. I am looking through the crack in the door, away from the camera.

I found this self-portrait I took in a house in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, in 2022. I am looking through the crack in the door, away from the camera.

Sketched that photo. Now I am looking at the explosion. I like it.