Gehen Heim


This painting by Ben Young depicts a solitary figure walking across a lake of ice, with the scene conveying a sense of solitude in a wintry landscape.

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


About the Gehen Heim Painting

Gehen Heim is a watercolor painting that depicts a somber, expansive landscape under a heavy, overcast sky. The sky is a tapestry of grays and muted blues, seemingly thick with the weight of a passing snow storm. The horizon is a dark, solid band, suggesting a distant forest or line of trees that separates the sky from the land. Below, there’s a vast expanse of a body of frozen water, its surface rendered in pale whites and light grays that capture the reflective quality of the ice. A solitary figure stands in the lower third of the composition, adding a poignant note of isolation or introspection to the scene. The figure’s presence is dwarfed by the enormity of the surroundings, emphasizing the scale and of the emotional theme of man versus nature or solitude. To the right, there appears to be a long, narrow structure, a pier or boardwalk, leading off into the distance, its purpose and destination left ambiguous. The use of watercolor is masterful, with the fluidity of the medium perfectly suited to convey the atmosphere and mood of the scene. The textures are soft and the edges blurred, contributing to the overall ethereal and introspective quality of the painting.

This is the third iteration in the Winter Escape collection.

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Inspiration

This artwork is to further define the narrative of the Winter Escape series, bringing the setting to nightfall, to prepare for the final piece.

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Artwork Process

Painted with watercolor paint on a cold press cotton watercolor block. I tried to continue the same Andrew Wyeth technique as this painting's predecessor, Escape.

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

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