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Roman Apartments - Pastel Canvas Print
by Ben Kotyuk
Product Details
Roman Apartments - Pastel canvas print by Ben Kotyuk. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and depth of a stretched canvas print. Your image gets printed onto one of our premium canvases and then stretched on a wooden frame of 1.5" x 1.5" stretcher bars (gallery wrap) or 5/8" x 5/8" stretcher bars (museum wrap). Your canvas print will be delivered to you "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
What struck me was the contrasts. The warm light against the cool damp shadows. The smooth texture of the still finished walls against the exposed... more
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Comments (20)
Artist's Description
What struck me was the contrasts. The warm light against the cool damp shadows. The smooth texture of the still finished walls against the exposed old brick. Finally to be able to live in a contemporary interior surrounded by two thousand year old ruins.
I had to do this pastel painting over a few times because I couldn’t achieve the warmth and coolness I wanted. As it turned out, I needed to change the base color paper I was using. It was a good early lesson. Luckily this was my third or fourth pastel.
About Ben Kotyuk
As a child I always had a propensity for drawing and building things. At the age of twelve and with the help of an insightful teacher, I was enrolled in an art school. After two years of exploring various creative disciplines, I focused on package/product design. Upon graduating, I went to work in a corporate art department. In those days, product design was not considered very important so it was begrudgingly handled as part of the advertising responsibilities. This meant I was also required to design ads and catalogs along with an array of promotional items. For the next eleven years I moved between large corporations and small design studios where I handled product design projects. Slowly over time, the importance of...
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Dora Stork 4 Days Ago
Beautiful rich colors, lights, and shadows! Voted for this amazing artwork in the Home Sweet Home contest!
Ben Kotyuk replied:
Thank you Dora for your comments and vote. Ben
Laurel Adams
Mafalda…this is so FABULOUS,…v..best to you!..LF…gorgeous work.
Ben Kotyuk replied:
Laurel, thank you for your comment, Like and Favorite. Ben
Mafalda Cento
Ben, what a privilege it is to glance through your portfolio. Your work is outstanding. I have so many favorites. However, I chose to ponder on this one in particular, because it brings me back to my city. I relate to the texture and the colors. You’re a master in handling the pastels. I wish I was at least twenty years younger because I have so much desire to learn and explore this medium. Thank you for inspiring this fan.
Ben Kotyuk replied:
Mafalda, First off, you’re never too old to do anything. If you really want to. I spent my design career drawing for other people. I was lucky I was able to retire at 55 and when I did I took a six year break from drawing. I didn’t put pen to paper. I did other things. I was 61 when I started to “play” with pastel. My advice would be not to try to do a masterpiece. If it’s not looking the way you want, dump it! Keep it “easy breezy “ as they say. Have fun. One day it will all come together. P.S. If I remember correctly I did this painting over at least four times.
Paul Boizot
Very nice. Voted in the Favourite Vacation destination contest.
Ben Kotyuk replied:
Thank you Paul for your comment and vote. Ben
Katrina Gunn
Lovely use of color - looks like the do-overs were worth it
Ben Kotyuk replied:
Katrina, Thank you for your comment. It was a good early learning experience, I was lucky.
Patricia Hiltz
Beautiful, love the detail. V/F
Ben Kotyuk replied:
Thank you Patricia for the vote, favorite and comment. Ben
Alla Savinkov
Amazing work! L/F
Ben Kotyuk replied:
Alla, thank you for your comment, L and F. Ben
David Beard
Beautiful work! You captured the textures and shadows so well!
Ben Kotyuk replied:
David, Thank you for the very insightful comment. Ben
Karina Plachetka
Like this work.
Ben Kotyuk replied:
Thank you Karina for your comment. Ben
Georgia Mizuleva
Marvelous work.
Ben Kotyuk replied:
Georgia, Thank you very much for your kind comment. Ben
Natasha Denger
Ben, I am the same way, I love to work at details, but I am trying to loosen up sometimes. I think 90% of my work fully detailed, and nothing I can do about that, I love details. Regards, Natasha
Ben Kotyuk replied:
Natasha, I think a big part of why I like detail is the time and effort it takes. When I set up to paint I don’t want it to go too quickly. When I was working there was always the pressure of a deadline. Now I can take my time and work in a relaxed manner. I still work the painting in a straight line. I guess it’s an old habit. Detail takes time and that’s a good thing. Regards, Ben
Natasha Denger
Love this work! fav+
Ben Kotyuk replied:
Natasha, Thank you for your favorite and comment. I am also a fan of more traditional art. I went to pastel to loosen up, but I keep coming back to the detail, maybe that is just how I like to see things. Ben
Danuta Bennett
Truly amazing piece! VF
Ben Kotyuk replied:
Danuta, I always had a fascination for things accent, the mere fact that they are still standing, I find amazing. Thank you for your vote and favorite!
Hanne Lore Koehler
Wonderful work, Ben!! Love the stunning contrast of warm sand tones against the blue sky! Your railing detail is marvelous! Thank you for your thoughtful comment. v/f
Ben Kotyuk replied:
Thank you Hanne, for your vote, favorite and comment. I did the railing last, they made me a nervous wreck. Fine lines with pastels are not easy, a sharp edge gets wider instantly, pastel pencils in this case do more to remove color than put it down. I thought for sure I would ruin the painting. Finally I decided to just press the edge of a soft stick pastel against the paper in very tiny movements. There is actually more than one color on those rails. When I finished I was grateful I didn't wreck the painting, but I felt like I wanted to pass out. No fine railings since!
Karen McDonald
This work is tremendous, just like I remembered them while touring through Rome. Excellent and favorited
Ben Kotyuk replied:
Karen, Rome is one of my favorite cities, I've been there many, many, many times. Thank you for the favorite!
Pamela Pretty
fantastic painting-wonderful composition!
Ben Kotyuk replied:
Pamela, Thank you again for comment. Rome is such an amazing city, everything seems like a real life painting.
Sandra Phryce-Jones
Love the build up with colour........wonderful light
Ben Kotyuk replied:
It took work to make me happy, this was my third try. Thanks Sandra for your comment!
Graciela Scarlatto
Ben, all your work is amazing. You have a great talent!
Ben Kotyuk replied:
Thank you Graclela, you made me turn the color of your apples!