Studio Blog - Progress shots and news http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php Copyright 2012, Ben Ben en-US SPHPBLOG 0.5.1 Belmont commission progress shot http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120203-044720


The Belgian linen that I double primed with oil-prime is a really great surface to paint on, this one's gonna be fun.

I also started the progress video but that'll take a while longer to put online !]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120203-044720 Ben Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:47:20 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=12&m=02&entry=entry120203-044720 Progress shot http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120201-022634 8-bit painting in oils, lots more little squares to colour in

]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120201-022634 Ben Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:26:34 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=12&m=02&entry=entry120201-022634 Illiustration job http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120118-050445


not quite finished, a little illustration job that I painted today.
Still needs another layer and a bit of refinement]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120118-050445 Ben Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:04:45 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=12&m=01&entry=entry120118-050445 test piece http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120118-045542 it's pretty rough but I wanted to see if the idea would work



let me know in the comments if you think I should do more !]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120118-045542 Ben Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:55:42 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=12&m=01&entry=entry120118-045542 commission http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120116-083457


Here's the preliminary sketch, now on to preparing the canvas.
I'll try do a video of the painting process on this one similar to what I did with the last big Rottnest one ( see the "videos" link in the column to the right )]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120116-083457 Ben Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:34:57 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=12&m=01&entry=entry120116-083457 HAPPY NEW YEAR !! http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120103-221341 http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry120103-221341 Ben Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:13:41 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=12&m=01&entry=entry120103-221341 Thanks to everyone who turned up to the Backyard Art Show on Sunday ! http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry111114-055648 Some time soon I'm going to be starting a new body of work, something completely different to my normal stuff, ofcourse it'll all get posted here as things progress

In the meantime I've gone and put some of my Limited Edition Prints up on ebay at auction, to both see how they go and maybe drive some traffic back here.
Worth a shot I suppose

I'm not linking to it here, youve gotta go hunt for them !]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry111114-055648 Ben Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:56:48 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=11&m=11&entry=entry111114-055648 Annual Back Garden Art Exhibition ! http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry111106-215108
30 new small works will be on show this Sunday the 13th of november in the artists garden



Gates open at 10am, there's an adjoining park for the kids

A wide range of work from still life to seascapes to more ducks, with my limited edition prints also on sale.
The pizza oven will be firing away and the aquaponics system will be on display

So come along for a great day and maybe snap up a bargain !

Use the contact link top right for more info
]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry111106-215108 Ben Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:51:08 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=11&m=11&entry=entry111106-215108 Solo show at emerge Art Space http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry111008-053140 19th Oct - 4th Nov 2011



All the works for my latest solo show at emerge ART SPACE, 676A Beaufort St, Mt Lawley, are now in the gallery and up on their website :

emerge ART SPACE

the show opens on wednesday the 19th of october at 6:00, and as always work is available for preview and sale prior to the opening

They look amazing now that I've varnished them all and they're somewhere other than in my studio, it's always fun to see how different they look once they're in a proper gallery environment.

There's 18 works in total, carrying on from last years subject matter of abandoned carparks and alleyways, with some new vague misty nightscapes and recognizable Mt Lawley views

The show runs till Friday the 4th of November]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry111008-053140 Ben Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:31:40 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=11&m=10&entry=entry111008-053140 Three more for today ! http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110928-092805 emerge ART SPACE in Mount Lawley, that's coming up on the 19th of October - now I need to spend a week painting edges, varnishing and putting on hangers

still in the mood for painting I had a go at a few more little ones of the tools I collect at sunday swap meets, here's a wire cutter, a ball-peen hammer and 3 small files :







All the same palette as the previous one of the secateurs, took around half an hour each

Once they're framed up I'll have them on display at my annual Back Garden Art Show ( details will be up here for that soon - once I've got the solo show stuff out the way ), and I'll put them up in the store section aswell]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110928-092805 Ben Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:28:05 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=11&m=09&entry=entry110928-092805 les sécateurs http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110927-091124

I picked up these old secateurs at a recent wood and tool show, just painted them for my first go with my new oil paints

40 minutes,
titanium white
ultramarine blue
raw umber
burnt umber
venetian red
mars yellow]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110927-091124 Ben Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:11:24 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=11&m=09&entry=entry110927-091124 Two quick little still lifes http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110927-085952




the second one's not finished yet.
Once they're framed up I'll post them into the store section]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110927-085952 Ben Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:59:52 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=11&m=09&entry=entry110927-085952 A bit of fun http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110916-105016


a little different from my usual stuff, but hey - I've been painting Mt Lawley alleyway scenes all week so I needed to do something completely different
]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110916-105016 Ben Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:50:16 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=11&m=09&entry=entry110916-105016 Framed comission http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110914-085440

a shot of a recently finished comission with the frame on, I sanded the frame back from what it was originally and stained it with two coats of oil paint and wax, it came up beautifully]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110914-085440 Ben Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:54:40 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=11&m=09&entry=entry110914-085440 Progress http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110829-052320 Two views of Lake Joondalup late afternoon



( I don't paint them on top of each other like this , that's just for the photo )

still a bit more to go, then i can get stuck into the remaining exhibition pieces for the show in October]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110829-052320 Ben Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:23:20 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=11&m=08&entry=entry110829-052320 Studio shot http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110827-081236

Here's a couple I'm working on at the moment for an upcoming competition]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110827-081236 Ben Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:12:36 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=11&m=08&entry=entry110827-081236 New one - Sail and Anchor pub Fremantle http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110815-015448


40 x 19.5cm,
oils on hemp

available for sale in the store]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110815-015448 Ben Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:54:48 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=11&m=08&entry=entry110815-015448 Old Shanghai http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110812-023404


Old Shanghai food hall in Fremantle

oils on hemp, 20 x 17.5cm

it's available for sale in the store ]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110812-023404 Ben Fri, 12 Aug 2011 07:34:04 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=11&m=08&entry=entry110812-023404 Rottnest commission progress video http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110811-001452 YouTube Player API Sample
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Here's the full video of me painting a 2.4 metre wide tryptich of a view of the main bay at Rottnest Island,
oils on hemp
It took 38.5 hours of actual painting time, plus the seasickness inducing boat trip to get the reference shots, hand preparing the canvasses and the days and days of drying time between layers
]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110811-001452 Ben Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:14:52 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=11&m=08&entry=entry110811-001452 Commission finished http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110809-004652


hopefully the tattoo's are correct]]> http://www.bensherar.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110809-004652 Ben Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:46:52 GMT http://www.bensherar.com/blog/comments.php?y=11&m=08&entry=entry110809-004652