The Blues large Carbon Pencil and Gold Leaf

Carbon Pencil and Gold Leaf on Paper

Free-Standing Sculpture

-Tilda Swinton (who played the gender-shifting Orlando in Sally Potter's 1992 film of the same name)

Exposure to a variety of art styles over the years allowed him to find inspiration in everything from animation to art nouveau

The Blues large Carbon Pencil and Gold LeafDetails About Oil on birch panel 10 x 10 in. 2017 If thoughts and dreams were photographed then Ben Patterson's works would be just that. Bizarre animals, graffiti birdhouses, and child like characters are all posed in surreal settings. There is an innocence reflected in his works, yet an underlying sadness that sits upon them. Rendered in a high low style, polished yet simple at times, Patterson's art emphasizes the dream and the possibility of