Benjamin B. Purvis’ Process:

Benjamin Purvis spatters paint onto unstretched canvas resulting in unforgettable, multilayered pieces.

The unique and unorthodox process used in Benjamin Purvis’ latest series had a similar genesis. Ben says, “This isn’t a style I studied, learned or emulated, but something I developed along the way.”

Working in his signature oils and unhappy with what he’d painted, Purvis threw the turpenoid used to thin his paints directly on the canvas. Later, while staring at the changed painting, he had a creative breakthrough.'  He picked up his palette knife and added sky and water to the piece.'  The resulting work became the first of a series, and the birth of a genre of abstract impressionism for which the emergent artist is increasingly recognized.'  In addition to employing his signature palette knife, Purvis’ process includes a unique combination of brush strokes and paint movementâ€"flinging and flicking paint, along with a calculated spray of turpenoid on the canvas.

Purvis often paints in his outdoor studio at night under a blanket of stars, experimenting with hues, textures, oils and spirits to create his signature pieces.