Born in the Spring of 1980, Benny Johnson was raised in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, where he currently resides.
Through the medium of oils, Benny captures the existence of the subject filtered by light and washed through memory.
When not painting, Benny plays the bass guitar for the Australian rock band 'Halfway'.
Favourite Visual Artist
Mark Rothko, Ben Quilty, Claude Monet, Edward Hopper, Andreas Gursky, Richard Estes
Favourite Movies
Once Upon a Time in America, The Mission
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Bob Dylan, Big Star, Teenage Fanclub, Motown, Stax, The Band, Holst
Favourite Books
East of Eden, Blood Meridian,
Favourite Writers
John Steinbeck, Cormac McCarthy, William Shakespeare, Charles Bukowski