Look

The difference between a monotype and a lithograph is with a monotype only one run, or pressing, is available. It is possible to re-apply paint to the faded image and run it again, producing a totally unique ‘copy’ of the original. Creating a monotype involves applying paints to a plexiglass plate vs lithography where etching on limestone is the norm.

Monotype on paper copyright (c) Trevi Bennett

Foundation Reggae 3/1/06 by Kayarebel

Foundation Reggae 3/1/06 by Kayarebel

Intricacies of Roses

New publication ROSES by Trevi Bennett now
available to purchase 

2/24      Jona and I were at a huge outdoor concert and we heard a rumor that the government was going to shut it down. We were sitting at a picnic table under an awning when we saw the military come over the hill, no warning, just tear gas and bullets. We ran to find our car, but they were bombing everything and we couldn’t get there. We decided to get out and all of a sudden we were at a large wooden house, going down a jagged rock wall to escape. I said, “Let’s go the other way.” We ran and jumped to the neighboring cliff that was covered with snow. After traversing around a few corners I realized Jona was on the other side and I was incredibly high up on the cliff. We were divided by a river. I thought to myself what if I jump and don’t make it?

Photo Journaling

Art can literally be anything. I began to photo journal by collecting images that caught my eye and reprocessing them into something totally unique. Juxtaposition of unexpected images creates an erie feel of surrealism. This is as Dali-esque as I get.

Mixed media on paper copyright (c) Trevi Bennett 2012

Calling all monkeys. (new video)

Fruits of labor...by the ton.

Once upon a time we were young. (new video)

Life continues...unfolding effortlessly.

Alien on Stage

This is my first drawing with ink when I was but a wee one. My parents stoked me with a Calligraphy Pen Set for my birthday. Drawing Aliens was much more fun than practicing the boring letters that came with the instruction booklet. Anyone else out there feel like an Alien on Stage?

Ink on paper copyright (c) Trevi Bennett

New Publication ROSES by Trevi Bennett now available for purchase

Luce

Enveloped in the sounds of Firenze, all I could do was absorb and attempt to understand even the tiniest word. In my painting class we learned how to make rabbit-skin glue like the Masters had used for centuries. My ethical reservations held little clout in a foreign land. Luce is one of my paintings that has a base of rabbit-skin glue...as Elmer Fudd would say “Ahhhhhh the poor little bunny wabbit!”

Oil on stretched canvas copyright (c) Trevi Bennett 2012

Africa

My high school art teacher handed me this image from a magazine, a woman and her two children walking in an endless desert. The contrast of her heavy robes and their tiny nude frames teeter on shadows of the African sizzle. Tragically, starvation is a harsh reality on a global scale.

Charcoal on paper copyright (c) Trevi Bennett

Mary Lisa

If she was sensimilla this is what she would look like. Integrating mother nature into Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa encourages the viewer to take another look, a sideways glance if you will. An all-time classic infused with a bit of drug culture.

Mixed media copyright (c) Trevi Bennett

Main Street

 

This black & white time elapse is from my high school days, corner of Main & Mill Street in Aspen. After I took this class a friend hired me to develop black & white film in his private lab, with 24/7 access to a tapped keg. I wasn’t into beer but I was definitely into his film.

Photograph copyright (c) Trevi Bennett 2012

Chop it down

With the edge of my hand...Jimi Hendrix is indescribable. This is a 3-plate lithograph from my college days. I used a xerox transfer to capture the essence of Jimi but ironically because it transferred opposite it looks like he is right handed. My bad, Jimi is definitely a lefty.

Lithograph on paper copyright (c) Trevi Bennett 2012

SKY

This is the first painting I did in Max water based oil paints. Looking outside at the sky all I could see was pixels. Vibrations are also present in SKY. Water based oil painting copyright (c) Trevi Bennett 2012