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Andrea Benson
Obscure Coast
2015 - 2020
At the edge of the continent, a ceaseless churn of arrival and departure, of water air and light, elements exposed and obscured, a moving mystery. On a day at the coast, with big trees behind and rocks and rolling surf ahead, with light sprinkled like tiny diamonds, I had an intense sensation: that the entity that is Earth feeds on beauty, and that our appreciation is part of that. These works are small prayers to the cycle of beauty, gratitude and nourishment.
These artworks are all encaustic on wood panels and incorporate various papers that have be drawn on with some combination of inks, markers or watercolor.

Obscure Coast #1; 2015; 15" x 24"; artist collection

Obscure Coast #2; 2015; 15" x 24"; artist collection

Obscure Coast #3; 2015; 15" x 24"; sold

Obscure Coast #4; 2015; 15" x 24"; sold

Obscure Coast #5; 2015; 15" x 24"; sold

Indian Beach April; 2017; 15" x 24"; sold

Rock Sky Sea Star; 2017; 15" x 24"; sold

Search for Open Ocean; 2017; 15" x 24"; sold


Adorned; 2015; 20" x 36"; sold

Another Kingdom; 2015; 20" x 36"; sold
Always Being Born; 2015; 20" x 36"; sold

Indian Beach; 2014; 20" x 40"; sold

Indian Beach July; 2015; 20" x 36"; sold

Porous Border #1; 2015; 20" x 36"; sold

Porous Border #2; 2015; 20" x 36"; available

Cape Lookout; 2018; 20" x 36"; sold

Waiting for Magellan; 2016; 30" x 48"; artist collection

Where Souls Pass By; 2016; 30" x 48"; sold
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