Here Comes Toil & Trouble Ransom & Mitchell First an idea/emotion is born

First an idea/emotion is born and we develop a concept of a project

Alec was raised in California

This is exactly the goal of the series - a daily struggle against that which is imposed by society and the very expectations we impose on ourselves I keep myself busy in many ways

there is a skewed sense of reality that can give one the chuckles

After working as a commercial illustrator and a movie studio makeup artist

Here Comes Toil & Trouble Ransom & Mitchell First an idea/emotion is bornDetails About Oil on birch panel 12 x 12 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