About Ben’s Abstract Work

Fractured Thread-Light, 9" x 12", Acrylic on Canvas Board, 2025

Fractured Thread–Light is part of my series Traces of Self, a year-long body of abstract mixed- media paintings created alongside my high school art students using leftover materials. The series serves both as a bridge for introducing abstract expressionism in the classroom and as an extension of my research into how painting—like teaching—symbolically conveys inner emotional life, fragmentation, and movement. This work, in particular, responds directly to my dissertation data analysis and the coded themes emerging from participants’ lived experiences in our art studio classroom.

Fractured Thread-Light is a 9" x 12" horizontal mixed media original on canvas board — acrylic, paper, and collage — created in 2025 as part of the Traces of Self (2025-2026) series. Its expressive interplay of neon pinks, earthy rusts, and electric blues balances energy with restraint, inviting pause and presence. Signed on front and back, one-of-a-kind, with no prints or reproductions. Ships flat via USPS with tracking. A striking addition to any modern home, office, or studio — and a meaningful gift for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, or housewarmings.