This Friday’s Feature artist is Ben Joyce!
I love his Abstract Topophilia

From his bio:
Topophilia: The affective bond between people and place. The Love of Place.

Ben Joyce takes an unconventional approach to art and his trademark, Abstract Topophilia, shows it. It’s landscape art, laid on its back and injected with verve. His paintings reunite people with their memories of place and inspire them to new ones. Emphatic colors and distinctive materials such as oils, resins, woods and acrylics mark the hand cut canvases. The shaped edges and cut outs break up the traditional “full frame” that would otherwise confine the experience, allowing the viewer to expand the painting beyond its border with their knowledge of the area.
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San Francisco, CA, Mixed Media
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Sausalito, Richardson Bay, Mixed Media, 50 x 59 inches
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Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, Mixed Media, 37 x 43 1/2 inches
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Winter Winds - Coeur d' Alene, Mixed Media, 48 x 37 inches
To find out more about Ben Joyce, visit his website!

TGIF!
Mary^
 


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These are fantastic, love his use of color and texture!! Thanks for introducing Ben to us!

Wishing you Happy Holidays and a Wonderful New Year Mary!! :)
~Trina

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12/23/2011 8:57am

I love the color and texture in the work here. If I had to pick a favorite it would be this one - Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, Mixed Media, 37 x 43 1/2 inches - because I love how the light area on the top pops out against the dark below.

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12/23/2011 2:15pm

I love the color. It gives such great inspiration especially the Mixed Media.

Happy Holidays =)

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12/23/2011 6:12pm

I really like that second image!

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12/23/2011 6:54pm

These are really beautiful. Great use of both color and texture.

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01/05/2012 7:15pm

Really inspiring mixed media work. Love the colours.

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