Most of Gary Benfield`s artwork features female figures. `I just think the figure in general, but the female figure especially, is a wonderful form,` he said. `It`s a really exciting thing to draw.` Benfield feels the same affinity for drawing horses. `When you`re drawing the leg of a horse, you can see similarities in some of the lovely curves and lines.` He also does some still lifes and has recently started drawing buildings.
The sensual nature of Gary Benfield`s work comes, in part, from his spontaneous, gestural process. He starts by loosely brushing a very thin layer of oil on Belgian linen, a fine-tooth, pre-primed canvas. After putting down a rough shape, he blots areas with tissue or scratches into the texture. As shapes develop, he starts drawing into it, never quite knowing how it`ll turn out. `The pencil actually almost disappears, and other bits go very dark and heavy,` he said. `It`s quite nice. It`s a little bit like watercolor in a way. You never quite know what`s going to happen. Sometimes the nicest things come out of the mistakes.`
Gary Benfield uses models only occasionally. Since he works on the floor, looking at a person for reference proves difficult. Mainly, he takes lots of photographs and makes very small sketches as guides. `They look totally different from when I started,` he said. `Very often it just comes from whatever shapes happen on the canvas.`
A Busy Day on the Grand Canal by Gary Benfield Giclée
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Autumn Ball by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £276.00
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Badgers at Play by Gary Benfield Lithograph £207.00
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Border Collie by Gary Benfield Giclée £188.00
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Brothers by Gary Benfield Giclée £188.00
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Chestnut by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £299.00
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Chestnut Stallion by Gary Benfield Giclée £240.00
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Contemplation by Gary Benfield Giclée
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Graceful by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £368.00
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Hares and Daisies by Gary Benfield Giclée £188.00
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Helena by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £195.00
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Jenny by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £184.00
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La Promenade by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £368.00
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La Promenade 2 by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £276.00
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Larry`s Cow by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £184.00
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Mercedes Storm by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £276.00
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Midnight Star by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £276.00
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Mountain Hare by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £184.00
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Purple Shawl by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £230.00
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Red and Gold by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £368.00
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Repose in Red by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £368.00
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Sea Gallop by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £276.00
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Spanish Horses by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £276.00
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Spirit Three by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £276.00
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Spring Hares by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £184.00
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Still Moment by Gary Benfield Giclée
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Study I by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £184.00
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Study IV by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £184.00
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Study VII by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £184.00
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Sweet Music by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £276.00
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Thames Evening Light by Gary Benfield Giclée £188.00
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The Fox by Gary Benfield Lithograph £184.00
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Titania by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £195.00
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Whispered Music by Gary Benfield Hand Embellished Silkscreen £230.00
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