The Black Flame

"The Black Flame"

acrylic on birch panel

8 x 10 inches framed 13.5 x 15.5 inches

2016

$600.00

gallery1988west@gmail.com for inquiries

Here's my new painting, "The Black Flame", inspired by Hocus Pocus for tonight's Crazy 4 Cult show opening in Los Angeles at Gallery1988 .

"Hocus Pocus" was one of my favorites growing up, and I still need to watch it every year at Halloween!

Keep those virgins away from the Black Flame Candle!

Halloween Sales Have Begun

Happy Month of Halloween, or October, whatever you call it.

My new pins, patches, prints and shirts are now available at corybenhatzelart.bigcartel.com and corybenhatzel.etsy.com

PreSale Info

I'm so excited to finally be able to announce the start of pre-sales for my new patches, shirts, tanks, screen prints and 2 new pins this Friday (tomorrow!), September 30th at 12 Noon EST.

You can see everything tomorrow at corybenhatzelart.bigcartel.com and corybenhatzel.etsy.com !

Everything is designed by me, from my hand drawn images and just in time for Halloween.

Häxa Pins, Mini Paintings and Prints

It's been a while since I remembered to update this blog, so sorry about that!

I've been quite busy shipping out Häxa pins and getting more items ready to go out, along with planning new paintings for upcoming shows...and welcoming another daughter kitten into our family.

There are just about 20 Häxa pins left, you can get yours on my Bigcartel or Etsy sites.

I'm also very excited to release "A Spell for Strength" and "Moon Guardian" as signed, limited edition fine art prints, also available in my shops.

Other than that, there's some mini paintings left in my shops as well.

Keep your eyes peeled for some exciting new stuff coming soon and thanks for all your support! xx

Coming Soon! Häxa Pins and Mini Paintings!

"Häxa" means "Witch" in Swedish, and this little black kitty is based on my own rescue kitten of the same name.

This one sits upon a spell book, casting a hex and wearing a pentagram about her neck.

Häxa is a 39mm/1.54 inches tall soft enamel lapel pin, whose base material is iron, and has tones of gray, black and white, with nickel plating and a clutch pin on the back.

She is designed by Cory Benhatzel.

Häxa is a limited edition of 100 pieces, each pin comes bagged, on a hand-numbered backing card with artwork by the artist, and a signed 4 x 6 inch postcard with matching art.

Häxa pin is $10 USD plus shipping from USA.

MINI PAINTING STUDIO SALE

In addition to the release of the Häxa pins,

I'll be revealing more than 10 new miniature original acrylic paintings,

each measuring 3.75 x 2.75 inches, framed in white to 6.5 x 5 inches and

ready to hang.

Each painting features Cory's signature ghostly creatures and will be

$100 USD each plus shipping.

The Studio Sale and Häxa pin release 

will be next 

Friday, July 22nd at 11AM at corybenhatzelart.bigcartel.com 

Postcard Drawings

Here's my three postcards for the PostcArt show at Avant Garde Tattoo and Art Gallery in Milano, Italy.

For this show, each artist was to make a piece on a postcard from their hometown, or where they live or identify with.  I chose three postcards from Buffalo, New York, which is my hometown and current town.

I drew a few animals that live in our area; ones that I see often in our yard!

Each postcard in the show is available for only 50 euros ($57) and is available HERE .

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.