Benjamin Duke

Hysterical Kats - Scene with Laughing Cats and Well Dressed Women, Original Oil

2023

The two figures are my brothers, who have differing personalities and life styles. One is more traditional, while the other is rebellious. They work in the same environment, however ...

The reversal of the famous Cervantes quote “not giants but windmills” where Don Quixote mistakes windmills for giants and attempts to joust with them. By reversing the quote I am sta...

Ben Duke One Such Morning oil on canvas 40h x 48w in 101.60h x 121.92w cm BSD034 Ben Duke b. 1977 Louisville, KY Education 2006 M.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimo...

Story Short-story Once upon a time, five women met up at an outdoor café. They sat around the table sipping their coffee and chatting, one caught everyone's attention, because she was dressed up in a metallic suit, complete with robotic wings, resembling a robot bee. The others were impressed by her outfit and asked her about it. She explained that she was a performance artist and was on her way to a show. Another woman pulled out a cigarette and started smoking, ignoring the "no smoking" sign. The others frowned at her, but she just shrugged and continued puffing away. The third woman had a dead bird. She explained that she had found it on her way to the café and had brought it along to see if anyone could identify the species. Just as they were about to order their food, a swarm of bees suddenly descended on the café, buzzing around the tables and chairs. The women panicked, swatting at the bees and ducking for cover wondering why they had worn so many flowers. But then something surprising happened. The woman dressed as a robot bee stood up and raised her arms, and the bees suddenly started swarming around her, as if she were their queen. She calmly led the bees away from the café, and soon they disappeared into the distance. The other women were amazed, and the smoker even stubbed out her cigarette in awe. They all thanked the robot bee woman and chatted excitedly about what had just happened. The time traveler was fascinated by the scene in front of her and watched the women with interest. She noticed the woman with the dead bird and wondered how she had come to possess it. As she continued to observe, she realized that the woman had found the bird on a time-traveling expedition and had accidentally brought it back to the present. As the time traveler watched...

[From Ben Duke] The following is from Wikipedia, but I learned of this spot after getting into August Strindberg novels. "Zum Schwarzen Ferkel," translated as "The Black Piglet," w...

Ben Duke Cake oil on canvas 36h x 38w in 91.44h x 96.52w cm BSD036 Ben Duke b. 1977 Louisville, KY Education 2006 M.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD 2002 B....

"The Music Room (interior with Piano)" Original painting. Size 39x23.5in / 100x60cm . Oil on canvas. Interior. "The Music Room" was part of Mixed Moods, solo show in September 20...

Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, securing a Master of Art degree. He...

"Day Dreaming" by RU8ICON1 is an oil painting on canvas, from 2022. It is a figurative interiors and portrait painting that depicts a woman lounging on...

"Sheets" by RU8ICON1 is an oil painting on canvas, from 2022. It is a figurative interiors and portrait painting that depicts a woman lounging on a bed with her clothing and the she...

"No Flash" by RU8ICON1 is an oil painting on canvas, from 2022. It is a figurative interiors and portrait painting that depicts a woman looking askance from the viewer, using her ha...

This is an oil painting done from life with the artist's young son''s large stuffed red Elmo in repose in front of the mirror. The painting is both tender and bold. It captures one...