The immediacy and intimacy that drawing can have is fundamental to Benz’s art practise. Mostly a private ritual, this is a selection of some of her daily drawings and sketches of her domestic relationships and surroundings.
Sketches
York
Graphite on Watercolour Paper
18 x 13cm
2019
View from my Parent’s Cottage
Graphite on Watercolour Paper
18 x 13cm
2019
From the Lookout, York
Graphite on Watercolour Paper
18 x 13cm
2019
Keepsake (Elephant)
Lead Pencil on Paperback Novel Page
23.3 x 15.5cm
2013
Keepsake (Camel)
Lead Pencil on Paperback Novel Page
14.8 x 9cm
2013
Keepsake (Hammer Head)
Lead Pencil on Paperback Novel Page
14.8 x 9cm
2013
Keepsake (Hammer Head 1)
Lead Pencil on Paperback Novel Page
17.1 x 11cm
2013
Keepsake (Doll)
Lead Pencil on Paperback Novel Page
14.8 x 9cm
2013
Keepsake (Doll 1)
Lead Pencil on Paperback Novel Page
14.8 x 9cm
2013
Untitled
Graphite on Watercolour Paper
12 x 20cm
2017
Untitled 1
Watercolour on Watercolour Paper
12 x 20cm
2017
Tom
Lead Pencil on Cartridge Paper
29.7 x 21cm
2020
Beau (Watching TV)
Lead Pencil on Cartridge Paper
29.7 x 21cm
2019
Bronte (Daydreaming)
Lead Pencil on Watercolour Paper
30 x 27cm
2020