Jim Benest
STUDIO 114
About
The Creative Journey........
“If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced”......Vincent Van Gogh
Jim Benest Fine Art is the current chapter in the artistic journey of photographer and painter Jim Benest.
Stay tuned, as the journey has only just begun!
Artwork
Autumn's Descent Acrylic Gallery Wrapped Canvas ‐ 20 x 20 x 1.5 Available ‐ $645
Echoes of Stone & Steel Acrylic Mounted Canvas Framed ‐ 24 x 24 Available ‐ $1,500
Foundations Forgotten Acrylic Gallery Wrapped Canvas ‐ 20 x 20 x 1.5 Available ‐ $645
The Surface Remembers Acrylic/Mixed Media Gallery Wrapped Canvas ‐ 24 x 24 x 1.5 Available ‐ $950
In Search of Mixed Media Gallery Wrapped Canvas ‐ 48 x 60 x 1.5 Available ‐ $4,600
Radiant Remnants Acrylic Gallery Wrapped Canvas ‐ 24 x 24 x 1.5 Available ‐ $950
Silent Crossing Acrylic Gallery Wrapped Canvas ‐ 12 x 24 x 1.5 Available ‐ $475
Original works and merchanise available from my studio. In-person visits and purchases welcome!
Contact
Jim Benest
Studio 114
970-227-7148
Email
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www.jimbenest.com
3 Square Art
2415 Donella Ct, Ste 110
Attn: Studio 114
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Inquire about originals, commissions, or studio visits. Plan a visit!
Biography
His art career began in 1987, when he opened Moments To Remember Photography, a wedding and portrait studio.
Over the years, Jim's love of photographing landscapes and florals led him to travel to South America, Italy and the American Southwest. From 2004 to 2009, Jim opened and managed his own gallery, The Collective Fine Art Gallery in the Historic Old Town District of Fort Collins, Colorado. He also did contract work for a Fort Collins based tour company, which sent him on various assignments to cover their trips in the United States and abroad.
While immersed in running his own fine art gallery and representing numerous local and national artists, a new creative spark was ignited. While Jim still carries his camera at all times and will continue to bring to you the stunning images that he captures, he has turned more and more to the allure of painting as his creative outlet. As a result, you will now more often find a brush or palette knife in his hand as you would a camera. His medium is acrylic, he prefers to work in the abstract and he loves to explore the use of color, mixed media and lots of texture.