Alysa Bennett


Alysa Bennett during her exhibition at Cerulean Arts

Over the course of my career as an artist, I have sought to examine subjects that I find moving and mysterious. Horses have continuously been one of my prime subject matters and they have formed the core of my ideas and inspiration. Being raised on a cattle ranch and then having one myself, in southern Arizona, I developed a love of painting and drawing not only all the horses but the many other animals as well, and, of course, the amazing landscape of the high desert. I started sculpting horses years ago, first with straw, then moved to using multiple kinds of feathers and now ancient pottery shards and old family letters. I try, with all the various mediums, to depict their very evocative gestures. It is intriguing to watch as they play, fight, rest and work, all those gestures mirroring our own in a kind of universal language. It is that power that I strive to depict in my work, hoping to articulate that even in a slight turn of a horse’s head there is something compelling and full of possible narrative.
Alysa Bennett Resume 


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Alysa Bennett's most recent solo exhibition was held February 9 - March 6, 2022.  A selection of her work is currently available at the gallery as indicated.  For inquiries on all other works show, 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"  Available 


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"  Available

 
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