The North Remembers

"The North Remembers"

acrylic on birch panel

5 x 7 inches framed to 8 x 10 inches

2016

$350.00

available HERE

or email spokeartgallery@gmail.com 

or call (415) 796-3774 for purchase inquiries

Here's my Game of Thrones tribute for "Lord of the Thrones" show, opening tonight at Spoke Art in San Francisco.  For this show artists were asked to make a piece based on the on-screen adaptations of Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, or both.

Being a fan of both, I had to go with GoT because I'm a pretty big nerd about it!

I've read all the books, own the blue rays and my dog is named...Ghost.

So yeah, it was a no-brainer.

And that's who I decided to depict in this piece; my favorite direwolf, Ghost.  The three-eyed raven (the bird, not the man) is perched on his back, and they are surrounded by weirwood leaves, from the Stark's godwood forest.

New Works In Progress

Here's some sneak peeks of a few of the pieces I've been working on...

You can continue to follow my progress on My Instagram, My Facebook page, and personal account.

I've been posting a lot less on here, but I'm quietly progressing my most favorite paintings that I've made in a long time.

For this new year I've really wanted to slow down and make each painting the absolute best I can, so I'm refining both my technique and the narrative that the pieces share.  These paintings share the common environment of a post apocalyptic, human-less world populated by ghost animals and their own figment creatures.  Human skulls and bones are the only reminder of the "Up-rights" as the creatures utilize occult methods of divination and floral symbolism.

The scenes I'm creating in this series are also very personal metaphors; they have to do with overcoming loss, doubt and personal demons and surviving to become even stronger than ever previously thought possible.  Stylistically they combine elements that have been the crux of my visual passions since childhood; sweet simplicity and occult themes.

As One

"As One"

acrylic on birch panel

5 x 7 inches, framed

2013

SOLD

Here's my new little painting for the Endangered: Protect the Pack show, which will be available for bidding on June 1st at Gristle Gallery in Brooklyn.

100% of the proceeds will go to the Wolf Conservation Center and you can meet Atka the wolf before the auction!

The Werewolves

"The Werewolves"

inspired by the Goosebumps book, "The Werewolf of Fever Swamp"

acrylic on birch panel

8 x 10 inches, framed to 12 x 14 inches

2013

$325.00

Available HERE or

call 323-937-7088 or email gallery1988melrose(at)gmail.com for inquiries

I made this painting based on one of my favorite book series I read as a kid for Gallery 1988LA's Young Adult show.

 Check it out February 2nd in Los Angeles!

Far Away, So Close

Here's a recent picture of my progress on "Winter Guardians" for Bold Hype Gallery's Far Away, So Close show.  

If you're interesting in seeing more of my progress shots, you can follow me on Instagram at @corybenhatzel or instagram.com/corybenhatzel .

The show is coming up soon in January, and I'll be traveling to NYC for the opening and some sightseeing!