Bone Collector (2025) Original Oil Painting by Ben Stephenson

In the stillness of the night, a jar holds a secret etched in ancient shapes and symbols across its surface. A figure, half-god, half-myth, stares into infinity, grasping skulls like offerings to some celestial force. Beyond pottery; it is a portal to an ancient world, where the line between life and death was as thin as a shadow cast by distant stars. The bones, the skulls, the celestial bodies are all tied together in a silent dance of cosmic reverence. The jar is a container for history, but also a keeper of forgotten rituals, unspoken prayers, and a world lost to time.

This painting is for those who hear the whispers of lost civilizations, who know that history is not just written - it is seen, it is felt, it is woven into the fabric of objects like this. If you’ve ever felt a pull toward the stars, or wondered about the rituals of the ancients, this jar speaks your language.

Materials used:

Oil paint on canvas

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 50 x 80 x 2cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the back
• Style: Unspecified
• Subject: Still life