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Red Riding Hood Painting
United Kingdom
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 39.4 W x 39.4 H x 3.4 D in
About The Artwork
This painting was a commission based on a description of a scene in a book - where the customer, an English literature professor, a fan of writers such as Angela Carter - wanted me to paint her an interpretation of the earliest descriptions of Red Riding Hood. Aimee, the professor, wanted the painting to have an otherworldly strangeness - to represent something about our animal evolution; that within us we may contain psychological blueprints for the whole of pre-civilization. For the landscape I used photos of standing stones taken in the Orkney Islands. An actress friend posed from life for the central figure.
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:39.4 W x 39.4 H x 3.4 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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United Kingdom
Ben Johnson is an oil painter working from a studio based in Leeds West Yorkshire UK. After receiving a first at university for a dissertation on the philosophy of existentialism in relation to Alberto Giacometti - I rented a studio, teaching myself how to paint over 15 years; while working in adult mental health for the NHS. Co-curated an exhibition at Dean Clough gallery in Halifax - just before the pandemic. I also work as a counsellor and in a survivor led crisis house. I train as a psychotherapist on a post-grad. Happy to arrange studio visits and open to commissions. Work from life and photos. Portraits and metaphysical dream-like imagery. Had a solo exhibition in August 2023 which received great feedback from the public. Working towards another exhibition for this year.
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