United Kingdom oil painting  

Original figurative, portrait, dance and ballet fine art oil paintings, pastels and gicleé prints. The style of my artwork is modern, yet classical / traditional and occasionally contemporary. The composition and technique I use is influenced and inspired by the realism and romanticism of my favourite post renaissance Masters and their wonderful, timeless masterpieces. Especially Bouguereau... My figurative artwork, including portraits and nudes, are sensual. My ballerinas and dancers are passionate, moody and emotional. Figurative subjects feature predominantly throughout my artwork. Indeed, it is far easier for all of us to carefully scrutinize figurative artwork and judge its anatomical accuracy. My preferred lighting, shading and contrast are dramatic. I simply adore light and am fascinated with its arguably undue influence on any subject. After all, without light, what is art? Unlike the vast majority of past and current artists, I delve extensively between the extremes of highlights and lowlights in my artwork, leaving the viewer's mind to complete the picture. I always strive to create an atmosphere in whatever I do, at the highest possible quality and using a knife, brush, canvas and a limited colour palette of oil paint or pastels.

John Bennett London Art Gallery offers fine English and European paintings for sale from our London gallery in UK.