Lisbon, Portugal · Studio of Lola Bennett
Rooms after dark,
painted slowly.
Paintings of rooms after dark, and the light that finds them. I paint windows because a window is the only honest frame we get. Standing at one at 3am, the street is a stage and the dark is a curtain. The work is about that pause — the half second before a scene explains itself.
- Available
- 5
- Series
- 3
- Editions
- 2
Selected work
View all workStudio note
Bennett's darks are never empty — they are crowded with the last of the light.
Contemporary Canvas Quarterly
Every piece is one of one, unless it says otherwise.
Originals are built up in layers of thinned oil and chalk, then scraped back until the underpainting shows through. Each one is signed and dated on the reverse, photographed in the studio, and shipped with a certificate of authenticity. Editions are made by hand in the studio and numbered in pencil.
- Materials
- Linen, board and cotton paper. Oil, chalk and gouache, earth pigments ground on site.
- Shipping
- Originals ship crated from Lisbon with a signed certificate of authenticity. Prints ship flat in a rigid sleeve within 5 working days.
Commissions
Want a painting of your own window?
Studio commissions open twice a year. Tell me about the room, the light and the hour you want to keep, and I will send back a proposal with size, price and timeline.
Currently in the studio
5 pieces available to collect