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Ben Larrabee

Ferry Series at Nantucket Looms

Jul 28, 2014

For Ben, the two-hour trip on the car ferry from Hyannis to Nantucket is a photo opportunity. Each trip is a new chapter in his study of the ferry. On Nantucket this summer? Stop by Nantucket Looms at 51 Main Street to see this grouping of three images on exhibit and for sale.     […]

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Animating Imagery with Fantasy

Jul 11, 2014

I first started combining imagery while studying graphic design at Rhode Island School of Design. More recently I was inspired by Wes Anderson’s movie “The Grand Budapest Hotel”, in particular his use of color, light and fantasy. When I was looking for an image to submit to the Rowayton Art Center’s current show “Marine and […]

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Artist-in-Residence at Darien Library

May 6, 2014

We’ve had some great feedback from participants at our Artist-in-Residence talks held at the Darien Library this winter. Read what they have to say. “It isn’t often we get to benefit from the insights of a person who has spent a lifetime perfecting his art. It is a special opportunity to have Ben willing to share […]

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Trudie, Grenadines

May 1, 2014

“We’re just musing around in our cottage on PSV in the Grenadines,” says Ben of this image of his muse, wife Trudie. Ben’s photograph titled “Trudie, Grenadines” was awarded first place at the Rowayton Arts Center’s annual Photography and Sculpture Exhibition. The  judge, Kevin Robinson, comments on Ben’s image: “This photograph is evocative and beautiful […]

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Show Girl

Feb 14, 2014

We were getting ready to go out. I looked over at Trudie and was struck by her beauty in this recurring intimate scene. It was a moment and an opportunity to share. I recall my teacher and mentor Harry Callahan saying “photograph what you care about.” This was one of those moments, so I grabbed […]