Welcome!

Welcome to The Artistic Mind of artist Ben Yockel. Here you can find a large variety of artworks that act as my visual journal.

To buy my artwork, visit my shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/benyockel?ref=si_pr

For my secondary blog for my films visit: http://dmcfilms.blogspot.com

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Contact Info:

Email: cinderblockstudios@live.com

Friday, March 9, 2012

Into the Gallery World

First a painting that I haven’t posted yet because I wanted to make sure I’d have the video link to go with it…

Title: Into the Light

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

Size: 24x30”

Into the Light

Time Lapse Video:

 

I’ve also been working my concepts for paintings out in photoshop lately. Here’s one that the painting is almost done for:

Majesty in the Winter's Light

Finally, I met the the curator of the Modern Formations Gallery, and we’ve put in motion the possibility of me getting a show there some time next year. I’ll keep you guys updated with any changes with that.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Big Post!

…Because I’ve been to lazy to update the blog. Click on pictures for full view.
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So back in January I started working on a city design for a blog print (right). Since then I’ve carved it out, but am still working on getting the prints made. Once that happens though I’ll be able to get them framed individually and up for sale in bulk. It will be the first time I’ve had multiple copies of the same work available. Odds are the prints will hit the Etsy shop some time this summer.
Also the results from the spaghetti dinner sale are in and I ended up making significantly more than last year, plus half was donated to the youth group. Thanks to everyone who bought my work, and I hope you enjoy it for many years to come.
So then I decided I should work on getting some better stuff together, but a little side project couldn’t hurt either.

Sakura

Title: Sakura

Medium: Acrylic on Gesso Board

Size: 5x5”


Granted you can’t have everything be perfect but the piece is still worthy of a wall. Then after working on “Father and Son” I decided to keep the two figures together and send them on a journey across various landscapes (similar to Bob’s Vacation, only much more varied).


To Worlds Unknown

Title: “To World’s Unknown”

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

Size: 12x12”

Time Lapse Video

Buy it at the Shop

To Worlds Unknown Detail







40 Days Speed paintThen as the Liturgical Season of Lent began this past week I began musing on the 40 days in the desert concept. After a quick concept session in Photoshop (Left), I was able to come up with yet another environment for the father and son figures to journey through. As I began to work in back to the traditional acrylic medium I found my pre-art concept had help significantly in the overall process.



40 Days

Title: 40 Days

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

Size: 16x20”

Time Lapse Video: Link

Wednesday 29th

Friday, February 17, 2012

Forget Me Not!

I just can’t seem to keep up with posting to the blog. I’m trying to make it the hub for my online activity but that’s a little difficult.

Title: “Father and Son”
Medium: Acrylic on Gesso Board
Size: 11x14”
Father and Son

Father and Son (Detail)
Father and Son Detail