Allen Bentley

Motion Oil Painter
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  • Allen Bentley is making his mark with images of sailing boats, swimming couples and bustling dancers made of quick, energetic touches. His exploration of figures in motion runs throughout his career. Even his still-lifes in college seemed to shift in place. Bentley uses motion to discuss the dynamic nature of our quest for connection in our lives.

    He received his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania in 2000 and his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Western Carolina University in 1996. He has exhibited across the country, with solo exhibitions in Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, and San Diego. He has shown in the Philadelphia International Airport and in Artworks at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In 2009, Bentley had his first solo museum show at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts in Wilmington, DE. He teaches Figure Drawing and Drawing at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD and serves as chair of the Christopher Lyon Scholarship selection committee at the University of Pennsylvania.

Artwork

Fair Winds and Flowing Seas
36” x 40” | Oil on canvas | $5,200
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Where the Wind Goes
36” x 48” | Oil on canvas | $5,500
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The Heart Follows the Day
66” x 28” | Oil on canvas
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To the Ends of the Earth
66” x 28” | Oil on canvas | $5,500
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Drink the Wild Air
40” x 60” | Oil on canvas | $5,800
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Breaking Away
18” x 18” | Oil on canvas | $2,200
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Race the Winds Feel the Sky
36” x 72” | Oil on canvas | $6,000
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To Move, To Breathe, To Fly
28” x 40” | Oil on canvas | $4,500
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Slipping, Carving Through
16” x 20” | Oil on canvas | $2,000
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Swift Chase
32” x 58” | Oil on canvas | $5,500
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Held in the Undertow
36” x 72” | Oil on canvas | $6,000
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Catch a Tiger
48” x 72” | Oil on linen | $7,500
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