dark Artwork
Below you will find artwork relates with the term of “dark”.
![The Artist's Assistant (2024) by Ben Young This watercolor painting depicts a black and white cat wearing an upside-down green water cup on its head, sitting beside a tennis ball and a painting of a stick-figure family, with a paintbrush resting nearby.](/artwork/the-artists-assistant/painting_hu08bff3edefa77cb1e6c44f9cd941d4a8_4683330_e37109a2a555ef660fec626ea298d48f.webp)
The Artist's Assistant
June 26, 2024
This painting has everything you need. Cute cats, funny hats, and a dark sense of morbid humor. It features my long haired domestic black and white cat, Princess. Stuck in a scene of her by my side as I paint. Adorning my Faber-Castell Collapsable Water Cup on her head. Her favorite Penn tennis ball resting not far away. Peering on to the cold press cotton paper watercolor block, that is painted with my late dog, Izzy, along with family.
![Silent Reflections (2024) by Ben Young This painting by Ben Young shows a solitary boat moving across a lake, in a muted watercolor landscape shrouded in a misty atmosphere.](/artwork/silent-reflections/painting_hu29194632e25450b8cba1d9b23af3fcd6_5864068_435756cd78fa8887545c5cede22ce7d5.webp)
Silent Reflections
June 6, 2024
This watercolor painting, titled “Silent Reflections,” captures a serene and contemplative scene of two individuals in a small boat on a vast, calm body of water. The palette consists primarily of muted blues and grays, creating a tranquil and misty atmosphere. Light touches of yellow kiss the finer details to show the dancing of light. The reflections on the water’s surface are subtly rendered, blending seamlessly with the surrounding landscape. In the background, the faint outlines of forested hills fade into the horizon, shrouded in a gentle haze.
![Pomona's Bowl (2024) by Ben Young This painting by Ben Young is a still life oil painting of an pomegranate fruit sitting in a metal bowl atop a velvet clothed table.](/artwork/pomonas-bowl/painting_hu2a98329e36a23ce1fdb7dec2d8dddacb_7206458_72457e3e452d21a8972938312ccd465b.webp)
Pomona's Bowl
May 26, 2024
Pomona’s Bowl is my practiced attempt finalize my technique, using abstract vibrant brushwork, to create my own desired style in the realism oil painting realm. With every still life, I use it methodically to refine how I want to improve or change my artwork. This still life opulence in a bowl to me is the overwhelming first step to finally realize my artistic painting style that I want to utilize in the direction of how I want my landscape and narrative pieces to convey from here on out.
![Gehen Heim (2024) by Ben Young 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.](/artwork/gehen-heim/painting_huccdb9143ed536641f1c9b7222186125f_4124905_30bfef3aa5757a428db0a15bc9420a6c.webp)
Gehen Heim
March 23, 2024
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.
![Citrus Study (2024) by Ben Young This gouache painting by Ben Young depicts a still life with a red mug in the center, a green lime on the left, and a bright yellow lemon on the right, all set against a dark, textured background.](/artwork/citrus-study/painting_hu9a5f9eb3b6d3a0de83ae9928fb148f8d_8960639_bb780ca68d42d94b6c4cf8177d2aa479.webp)
Citrus Study
February 6, 2024
The Citrus Study painting features a still life composition with three objects that appear on a table. On the left is a green lime, partially blending from green to a yellowish hue, indicating ripeness or a variation in color typical of certain lime varieties. In the middle, there’s a red mug or cup with a visible handle on the right, suggesting it’s meant for a right-handed person to pick up easily.
![Mac Reflections (2024) by Ben Young This oil pastel painting by Ben Young depicts a solemn, textured portrait of a man's face, emerging from a dark background with a rough, expressive brushwork that conveys a sense of introspection or melancholy.](/artwork/mac-reflections/painting_hu349c6a0d987b3be358987e1681a4d8c7_12690097_d7c331a1ce8d8e5f917cfa10b49d2a83.webp)
Mac Reflections
February 3, 2024
The Mac Reflections painting depicts a close-up impressionism portrait of myself, rendered with a strong emphasis on texture and a limited color palette, to show it’s reflective nature. My figure is implied to be emerging from a dark background, with light only faintly illuminating the right side of the face. The strokes are expressive and sculptural, creating an array of thick, impasto strokes that give the image a dynamic and tactile quality.