Ben Young is a contemporary fine arts painter, originating from Appalachia Ohio. Painting in watercolor and oil paint since beginning in December 2023. A fairly new artist with a lot of raw talent continuing to develop. He specializes in painting emotional narratives based on his own experiences and feelings.
Ben's paintings have been featured in over 12 art galleries, including 1 museum. Winning several awards.
Innocence and Connection is a masterpiece oil painting that highlights the complexity of human emotions we experience in human connection.
Based on the lyrics of the song, Hallelujah. She tied you to the kitchen chair, she broke your throne and cut your hair.
Snowfall is a watercolor painting displaying the reality of that Feb 26th snowfall night.
A watercolor painting of the artist and his dog, Izzy, walking across the rolling hills of Appalachia Ohio.
An oil painting a young couple embracing in a surreal and dramatic setting. Could it be a dream the artist had once again holding his greatest loss or the final moments of acceptance of something else?
A watercolor painting featuring a dear old friend, looking onward to the future with both hope and concern.
A watercolor painting featuring a cat, named Princess. Wearing a water cup as a hat on her head. As she sits and watches the artist paint.
A Wyeth style watercolor painting watching the artist's father limp along the winter grass rut to the childhood hills the artist belonged.
Defeat is a watercolor painting displaying the emotions of my inability to play in the national tennis championship.
Young Money is a watercolor painting displaying my contempt of corporate America.
A watercolor painting of a golden hour view of Mount Rainier with Avalanche Lilies as the main focus. A scene the artist hoped to share with his late Fiancee.
A watercolor that paints a scene of a delivery truck and driver bringing the joy of fruitcake to the resident of a blue house.
Ben mainly works with oil paint and watercolors. Occasionally drawing with watercolor pencils or oil pastels. Inspired by impressionism, he mainly paints in realism. The use of landscapes is inspired from everywhere he has traveled, from Ohio to Germany. His narratives are an expression of his own life experiences and emotions. From trauma and loss to finding peace. The brushwork, an abstract expression in to every detail.
March 25th, 2025 - My objective priorities when painting will forever remain “emotions first, values second, colors third.” I have been taking the past first year of myself practicing to learn the latter two, but now that I have a decent amount of skill built, it’s time for me to focus on my first priority; emotion...
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