Shanti Benoit
Art from Informed Imagination
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NEW WORKS below are featured in the online in the New Winter Works Exhibit: |
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Soft Sunset. Acrylic on canvas. 8x10 inches. $145.
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Artist's Statement:
I graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio with a major in Studio Art, then moved to Berkeley to discover what the West Coast had to offer. In the late sixties it offered up the Mendocino coast where I have made my home first at the ocean’s edge and now at the forest’s rim. I work from my imagination, my inner vision and emotions, inspired and informed by home, garden, forest, fields, seasons, the ever-changing nature, which I explore and illuminate in oils, acrylics and mixed media collage. I have played with many mediums including fabric paper maché and beadwork, but always find myself returning to oil. |
First Star...Acrylic on 8x10 canvas. $145.
Winter of 2020 .. Acrylic on 10x10 wood panel. $185. SOLD.
In this self portrait, the artist flops over exhausted, with a latte in her hand and wine on standby for the 5 o’clock hour. In spite of her dejection, she surrounds herself with her napping cat, a warm fire, and living plants. She obviously has not given up hope.
The face masks are hung on the fireplace with care, in hopes that a vaccine soon will be there.
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Changing Seasons... Acrylic on 8x10 canvas. $145.
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Below are collages made from hand-crafted paper and oil paintings inspired by the Mendocino coast. Continue down to popular oil paintings in Shanti's collection. Her use of color and creation of "optimistic art" continues to attract new and repeat visitors. Her card collection is the largest among our co-op members. NOW ONLINE: Shanti's Card Shop
Contemplation
Hand-crafted paper collage on 6 in. X 6 in. board.
$65.
Color Happy
Hand-crafted paper collage on 8 in. X 10 in. canvas
$275.
Time to Plant
Oil on canvas 14 in X 18 in $250. 
Peaceful Elements
oil, 24 in x 36 in $700. 
Mendocino Storm Flurry
Oil, 14 in x 18 in $250. |
Take a side trip: Go to EXHIBITIONS ( use pulldown menu at top of page) to visit Shanti's art in the Virtual Exhibition: TUESDAYS WITH SEV Collage Collaborations by Shanti Benoit and Sev Ickes 
Still Life with Siamese.
Hand-crafted paper collage on 6 in. X 6in. board.
$65.
Super Moon
Oil on canvas. 18 in. x 30 in.
$750.
Essentials
Oil, 22 in x 28 in $500. 
Heartbeats
Oil, 14 in x 18 in $250. 
Woodland Surprise
Oil, 12 in x 16 in $250. |
