Tabla Rasa Gallery Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

RINY artists Audrey Anastasi and C.Dimitri collaborated to create contemporary collage works. Born of the Covid pandemic, the team started working remotely, mailing artwork to each ...

Untitled painting/collage 2022 acrylic and painted silkscreen mesh on 140 lb. cold press paper 30x22” unframed blue, green, transparent yellow on bright red irregular texture surface...

Untitled painting/collage #3 2022 acrylic and painted silkscreen mesh on 140 lb. cold press paper 30x22” unframed blue, green, yellow, white irregular texture surface abstract

Untitled painting/collage 2022 acrylic and mixed media - painted silkscreen mesh on 140 lb. cold press paper 30x22” unframed blue, green, orange on bright red irregular texture surfa...

Monotype Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphasizing movement in a manner reminiscent of Lucien Freud, Edgar Degas and the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Elongated and blurry, the horse racing up a hill (Canter Fritz, 2002) and the sinister cat landing a leap (Chien Blanc, 1998) elicit a sense of foreboding enhanced by Bennett’s somber palette; his female figures too reflect a grim sense of humor with their distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint. Classically trained as a painter, he initially worked in oil on canvas but discovered that monotype printing enabled him to “literally push the image around,” creating an essential element of motion. To overcome the limited scale of monotypes, however, he switched to painting on slick-surfaced plastic. Tom Bennett’s practice is rooted in the classical tradition where painting and drawing from life is highly regarded. Bennett’s work is heavily influenced by Francis Bacon, Frank Auberbauch and foremost his father, Harry Bennett, who was also an artist. Tom’s time living abroad in Spain and traveling through Eastern Europe and Africa provided the artistic freedom to explore many of the techniques and subject matter that continue to define his practice. Bennett was born and raised in Connecticut. His mediums include monotypes, oil on paper, canvas or styrene board. In a technique that Tom started over 4 years ago, several of his monotypes have been painted over with oil paint using a palette knife, brush, or his fingers to re-purpose the underlying image. These works are a testament to Bennett’s ability to quickly and concisely compose an image with expressive brush strokes, foreshortened figures and expertly rendered light. Tom’s work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions worldwide. Bennett lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently represented by Tabla Rasa...

Pastel drawing on black paper , dark, colorful, playful, mysterious life beneath the sea Nature, Corals, sea anemones, magical abstract creatures, glow, undersea design, aquarium...

Pastel Drawing on black paper, dark, colorful, playful, imaginative, mysterious, undersea life, lyrical, surreal, nature, corals, sea anemones, fish, abstract, glow, aquarium This a...

Oil on paper, signature Tom Bennett freedom of rich brushwork, warm colors

Collage: Hand cut color-aid paper on gessoed heavyweight watercolor paper framed in a flat gray painted wood frame with plexi. Philomena is a daughter of Brooklyn. She holds a BFA fr...

Monotype on paper Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennet...

Monotype on paper

Paper paint charcoal collage These collages were created first in the presence of a live model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone in the studio, furio...

Paper paint charcoal collage These collages were created first in the presence of a live model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone in the studio, furio...

Charcoal, acrylic mixed media As a feminist artist, Audrey Anastasi's first commitment is to painting other women, the human face, and figure. Whether working with figurative descri...

Watercolor, mixed media The energy of this work is only possible painting with both hands, standing and working with music. The underlying structure is created with oil pastel using...

Watercolor, mixed media The energy of this work is only possible painting with both hands, standing and working with music. The underlying structure is created with oil pastel using...

Statement-The emphasis in the work is on color ,motion and emotion. I make paintings that are inspired by aspects of life thus transforming color and movement into their own visual ...

Title -Green Light Go Year- 2011 MonoType / Embossment =They are made by drawing on a plate or glass with a substance such as printer"s ink or oil paint. An impression is infused i...

Statement-The emphasis in the work is on color ,motion and emotion. I make paintings that are inspired by aspects of life thus transforming color and movement into their own visual ...

Monotype Charbonnel Ink Archival paper

Music theme, nude figures, abstract composition Pastel on paper *ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking ...