Finding Beauty In The World
Tina Bennet is an artist and photographer based in Geelong, Australia
Art
Tina uses a number of different subject matter and loves to experiment and challenge herself with a range of different applications and styles. Still Life is the area she is always drawn back to. She loves grouping objects to create a story and a snap shot of a point in time. The use of both acrylic and oils provides a range of different effects with the richness of oils being her current focus.
Blueberries reflection - oil on canvas 18.5 x 18.5cm $250 SOLD
Coffee time - Oil on canvas 30 x 22.5cm $380 SOLD
Lemon tea - Oil on canvas 30cm x 30cm $390 SOLD
Time to celebrate - Oil on canvas NFS
Postcards from Provence
In May 2024 I was lucky to spend a week in Blauvac near Avignon in the South of France at a workshop with a small group of artists from across the world. Our week was spent under the guidance of the amazing artist Julian Merrow-Smith going out each morning and afternoon painting plein air in the beautiful countryside of Provence.
First Postcard from Provence - Oil on board $310 SOLD
Time to Eat - Acrylic on canvas SOLD
Lemons with Blue and White Tea towel - Oil on canvas 33cm x 33cm $440 Sold
Skull Series - ‘Skull out of the blue’ - Oil on paper 30 x 42 cm NFS
Blue & White reflections - VAS 9 x 5 entry Oil on wooden panel 9 inches x 5 inches - $220 SOLD
Coffee and pear - Oil on canvas NFS
Brown bottle and bowl - Oil on canvas 22 x 30cm $380
Fourth Postcode from Provence - Oil on board $330
White enamel jug from Lyon - Oil on canvas 28cm x 28cm $380
Tea for two? - Oil on wooden panel 30cm x 45cm $300 SOLD
Second Postcard from Provence - Oil on board $310 SOLD
Fifth Postcode from Provence - Oil on board $330
Third Postcode from Provence - Oil on board $330
Sixth Postcode from Provence - Oil on board $330 SOLD
Peterborough - Oil on canvas NFS
Lemons - Oil on paper NFS
Pomegranates Over Time - Acrylic on Board 41cm x 41 cm - $290 SOLD
Skull Series - Skull Over Time - Oil on paper 41cm x 30cm NFS
Skull Series - ‘Skull in. the box’ - Oil on paper 30 x 42 cm NFS
This was the first still life Tina painted back in 2012. She had a break from painting for many years but this sparked sparked her interest so started to explore still life painting post Covid
Paintings from my 20’s
Tina stopped painting after she finished studying Fine Art at University. She returned to painting in the past 2 years with Still Life being her main focus. This is some of my work from her time at university
Time to relax - Acrylic on Board 30 cm x 30 cm - $150 SOLD
Life Drawing
Art Practice - It’s all about practice
Following are a series of work practicing techniques, colour, drawing, brush strokes, light, contrast
Black and white photography
“Where have all the people gone?” - Galli Sri Lanka 2022
‘Shooting the breeze’ - Melbourne city GPO 2022
‘The Shoe man of Sri Lanka’ - Sri Lanka 2022
‘Grandpa’s safe hands’ - Gellibrand 2023
‘What big teeth you have’ - Geelong 2023
Marty’s Selection
A client requested a series of images that highlighted the beauty of Geelong and surrounding areas. The photos selected by the client for display in his home are featured below.
Marty’s Selection
A client requested a series of images that highlighted the beauty of Geelong and surrounding areas. The photos selected by the client for display in his home are featured below.
Geelong Botanical Gardens
