Alysa Bennett


Alysa Bennett during her exhibition at Cerulean Arts

My work has recently gone through a shift of subject matter from horses, my main interest for years, to goats, my current interest. I was experiencing one of those times in my career when inspiration went on hold and forced me to look for something new. Growing up on a ranch fostered my love of horses, but it was also the place that led me back to my childhood friendship with goats. Goats are intrinsically fun, interesting, smart, and charming. They have appeared in mythology throughout history, really spanning the globe with cross-cultural stories about them and images in their different guises. This current work is the beginning of my journey with these beguiling animals. I enjoy exploring their forms and gestures and, like my work with horses, using feathers to describe them in sculpture and charcoal drawings to capture their individual characters. 

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Alysa Bennett's most recent solo exhibition was held November 8 - December 3, 2023. 


The Challenge, feathers and mixed media, 13" x 19" x 9" 


Hues of Earth, feathers and mixed media, 15" x 23" x 6" 


Eyeing the Expanse, feathers and mixed media, 21" x 21" x 15"  

Time Outfeathers and mixed media, 13" x 16" x 13"  Available 


Goat Spirit, paint, feathers and mixed media, 22" x 21" x 13"  


In the Goat's Beard Garden, charcoal on paper, 25" x 30"  


In the Goat's Rue Garden, charcoal on paper, 25" x 30"  Available 


On the Red Earth, pastel & paint on paper, 25" x 32" 


Eye to Eye, charcoal on paper, 20" x 21.5"  


Red Ball, charcoal on paper, 36" x 25"  


Fight, charcoal on paper, 32" x 38"  


Cleareyed View, charcoal on paper, 30.5" x 20" 

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Alysa Bennett's previous solo exhibition was held February 9 - March 6, 2022.  A selection of her work from previous shows is available at the gallery as indicated below.  For inquiries on all other works shown, please Contact Us 


Loose Rein, vintage family letters, leather, wood, 22" x 20" x 14"  


There's a Bird on My Back, vintage family letters, leather, wood, 19" x 24" x 16"  


Grazing Time Out, vintage family letters, leather, wood, 15" x 21" x 12"  SOLD


Trotting Along, macaw feathers, wood, 15" x 22" x 9"  


Crossing Over, feathers, driftwood, 15" x 20" x 8"  Available 


A Little Rest, straw and sticks, 14" x 48" x 24"  


Man with a Hat, oil on canvas, 40" x 30"  


Boy with a Horse, oil on canvas, 40" x 30"  


Breaking Back, oil on canvas, 40" x 30"  


Looking for Home, oil on canvas, 27" x 48"  SOLD 


Erasmus, charcoal on paper, 50" x 39"  


Corral-Scape, photograph, 14" x 24.5"  


Ahab, photograph, 14" x 24.5"  SOLD 

Lady Blue, macaw feathers, sticks and wood, 20" x 18" x 12" 
 
The Hohokam Horse, Hohokam pottery shards circa 200-800 A.D., feathers, sticks and wood, 25" x 26" x 14"  SOLD 


Following the Road, watercolor on paper, 9" x 11.75"  SOLD  


Spring Tree, watercolor on paper, 9" x 12"  Available 


Still Reaching, watercolor on paper, 20" x 15"  Available 


Out for a Stroll, feathers, sticks and wood, 24" x 25" x 12"  SOLD   


By the Creek, oil on canvas, 12" x 16"  SOLD   


Still Here,
oil on canvas, 20" x 20"  Available 


Dancing Tree, oil on canvas, 30" x 30"  


The Brush Trap, oil on canvas, 24" x 36" 

 
Blue Boy, feathers, sticks and wood, 27" x 28" x 12"  SOLD 


Desert Mountain, watercolor, 15" x 19.5"  SOLD   


Out of the Rock, oil on canvas, 16" x 20"  SOLD 


White Poplar, oil on canvas, 12" x 16"  SOLD