Empty Models


The oil pastel painting by Ben Young shows a textured still life composition of two green bottles, a green jug, and a brown bowl on a hung white fabric surface against a dark wooden background.

Benjamin J. Young
American, 1990 - Current
Empty Models ( 2023 )
Oil Pastel on Construction Paper


About the Empty Models Painting

Empty Models is a still life painting featuring a collection of objects arranged on a surface. The composition includes two bottles, one with a dark red cap and the other in green, along with a green jug and a brown bowl. The bottles and jug have a reflective quality suggested by the use of light and dark tones, indicating the presence of light from a specific angle. In it, I employed a textural technique to give the objects a tactile feel. The background and surface on which the items rest are rendered with broad strokes of brown and white, creating a rustic ambiance that complements the simple, everyday nature of the subjects. The color palette is predominantly earthy, with variations of green, brown, and yellow hues, giving the painting a warm and cozy atmosphere. The artwork captures the simple beauty of the objects and the play of light and shadow on their surfaces, including the light cast through their glass.

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Inspiration

This was my first painting, and it only happened after I stumbled upon an old art lesson book with some included oil pastels. I wanted to test what I could still accomplish.

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Artwork Process

Drawn with oil pastels on pastel paper. I still don't know if this is considered a "painting" or "drawing". The majority of the artwork was done in two evenings. But that was the build the basic shapes. From there it took a week of coming back to it and fixing details or filling in imperfections. The old pastels I had on hand did not make things easier.

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Where To Visit

This painting is currently on display at Patina Art Centre in Canton Ohio, and can be viewed there.

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