Benaiah

With my new schedule as a homeschool teacher, personal chef, housekeeper and counselor my days have been turned upside down. Now, don’t get me wrong I am enjoying this extra time with the family. It is just different. I rarely find time for myself now. My daily painting habits have changed, but this has also given me the opportunity to finish up little projects I started years ago. This painting of Ben being one of them. I was supposed to be done in time for his graduation back in 2018. I finished most of it, but it sat unfinished while I debated with myself whether to finish it up like this or show his hands. Now with Ben being “stuck” at home 24 hours a day I often find him with both hands tucked under his arms, reminding me this is how he always stands. So, even though I think artistically it would have been a better painting if his hands were showing, it is a better representation of who Ben really is.
Benaiah Everhart 18×24 Oil

By Amy Everhart

Amy Everhart is a contemporary artist who has lived and studied in both New York and California. She currently resides in and draws inspiration from the mountains of Utah. Her heroes include masters both past and present in the genres of realism and impressionism. Degas, Monet, Cassatt, Alan Wolton, Steve Hanks, Fabian Perez, Robert Coombs and Jose Royo have all influenced her development as an artist. She received her first formal training as a youth in the private atelier of Marjorie Miller, to whom she will always be grateful for her encouragement, instruction, and lifelong friendship.