BENJAMIN BANKS

Painter
(FR)
http://www.benbanksonline.com

Ben Banks is an American-born  artist residing in France. As a child he studied pencil and charcoal and drew animal and landscape sketches from photographs he saw in issues of National Geographic magazine.
Many years later he turned to painting.
He works with acrylic paint and mixed materials using various techniques derived from simple items such as paint brushes, combs, plastic sheeting, cloth and jars.
The artists he is most inspired by are Hundertwasser, Picasso, Clavé, Dali, Hartung, Munch and Modigliani among others.