Escape


This painting by Ben Young shows a solitary figure traverses a snowy path flanked by a fence, in a muted watercolor landscape shrouded in a hazy atmosphere.

Benjamin J. Young
American, 1990 - Current
Escape ( 2024 )
Watercolor on Cotton Paper


About the Escape Painting

Escape is a painting that depicts a tranquil winter scene, including a solitary figure is shown walking away from the viewer, journeying along a curved path that has been carved through the snow from what may have been a vehicle. With overcast skies, soft grays and cobalts that blend seamlessly with the snowy ground, tire tracks that are visible in the snow, all reinforcing the sense that the figure has journeyed alone. The overall mood of this watercolor painting is one of solitude and silence, evoking a sense of introspection or the quiet beauty of nature in winter.

This is the first iteration in the Winter Escape collection.

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Inspiration

Escape Reference Photo

The inspiration was simply because I do enjoy the peacefulness and tranquility of the snow. It was such a simple and minimalistic idea and painting, but the outcome had a lot of depth.

The challenge I took on with this piece was to stay simple as possible. Very few elements were included, and all but one of those features muted, to leave an isolating effect of the lone hiker to convey his possible struggle trudging through the snowy field. The figure’s form is based on my own black deep winter attire, but it’s ultimately up to the interpretation of the viewer to define who and what that figure’s journey is about. That way the emotions that can hopefully resonate from cotton paper to the viewer’s mind, are more easily relatable.

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Artwork Process

Painted with watercolor paint on a cold press cotton watercolor block. A simple painting, but effective. This took a few stages of adding layers, but it still only took a few days at most to include drying times. I later learned that my for this painting technique closely matches the master artist, Andrew Wyeth.

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The original of this painting has been sold and is no longer available for sale.

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