Figurative, Portraiture, Landscapes, and Fresco

 Working solely from life. 

 

Classical Realism in its Purest Form

Benjamin F. Long IV

Benjamin F. Long IV

 

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Special thanks to Mark Powell and Our State Magazine for sharing my work and story in their October Issue. . ๐Ÿ” @ourstatemag The humble exterior of St. Mary’s Church belies the fact that it is one of West Jefferson’s most popular attra
After Vietnam ( oil on linen) c.1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Mynpg #mynationalarchives #contemporaryartist #oldmasters #archdigest #natgeo #design #classicalrealism #smithsonian #artadvisor #arthistory
I drew this in the field near Khe San...Years later the image stayed in my thoughts. . . . Archived within the @usmcmuseum . . . . . . . . . #vietnamwar #RealismToday #arthistory #penandink #natgeo #archdigest #classicalrealism #smithsonian #mynpg
Inspired by two drawings I sketched while I was in the field (c. 1969, possibly 1970), I painted this scene in 2019. The second image shows the sketches themselves. As you can see, they were very loose. Some combat studies were quick and therefore re
๐Ÿ”Via @usmccombatart . Before Ben Long (@bfl.iv_studios) became a Combat Artist spent time serving as an executive officer for Charlie company 1/4 (1st battalion 4th Marines). Long witnessed this scene, which he initially drew on a sea ration box lid
๐š…๐š’๐šŽ๐š๐š—๐šŠ๐š– ๐™ฒ๐š˜๐š–๐š‹๐šŠ๐š ๐™ฐ๐š›๐š . ๐Ÿ”Via @usmccombatart “This pen drawing is from my experience as platoon commander when we were caught under fire.” @bfl.iv_studios , Vietnam combat artist. . . .__________ . Archived within the @usmc
Calliope (Charcoal, Graphite) ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฐ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜”๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ (๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜”๐˜”๐˜ˆ) . Available through @annlongfineart . With the literal translation of her name being "Beau
Quiet Chair (oil on linen) . . . . . . . . . . #classicalrealism #oilpaintings #realismtoday #design #decor #artcollector #interiordesign #oldmasters #antiqueinteriors #interiors #contemporaryart