
Untitled
Located in San Diego, CA
A gathering of five figures, enjoying an impromptu concert. Signed Coletti, 2010 at bottom left.
20th Century Mixed Media
Acrylic, Canvas
2001

Untitled
By Ben Darby
Located in San Diego, CA
Welcome to the fantastic world created by Ben Darby. Darby enjoys using mix-media to no end and his colorful paintings are certain to peek the imagination. These small iridescent paintings...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled
By Ben Darby
Located in San Diego, CA
Welcome to the fantastic world created by Ben Darby. Darby enjoys using mix-media to no end and his colorful paintings are certain to peek the imagination. These small iridescent paintings...
Canvas, Acrylic
No Escape from Nature
Located in San Diego, CA
"No Escape from Nature" depicts an early morning walk through the woods. Dappled sunlight makes this scene quite tranquil. As a painter, I examine how the depiction of light contributes to our experience of paintings. The portrayal of light helps a painting to convey the atmosphere and mood of a scene, and is much of what enables a painting to convey depth and realism. Our perception of lighting features occurs largely through pathways in the brain that carry only black and white information, pathways which are distinct from areas that encode the colors and details we use to delineate specific objects. By painting in grayscale, I try to interact specifically with this region of our visual system, with the hope of conveying some of the spaciousness and emotional significance that light can imbue on scenes. Light, whether as the crisp contrast of a back-lit forest or the gray haze of an industrial landscape, is what defines a scene. Its power to communicate the feel of a place is the principle subject of my paintings. The Blue Azul Collection...
Oil, Wood Panel

Untitled XIII
Located in Toronto, ON
10.5" x 8.5" Unframed Mixed Media on Paper Hand Signed by Rachel Isadora
Paper, Acrylic