Originally from coastal Maine, Ben loved drawing as a kid. Whether in the backseat of the car, at friend's houses or on the floor under the pews at church, you'd probably find him lost in his sketchbook.

Years later, he earned a BFA in Illustration from Syracuse University and graduated from Gnomon, a VFX trade school in Los Angeles.

For the past 15+ years he's been working as a digital compositing artist on films, TV shows and commercials. He's contributed his talent and skills to projects for clients that include Disney, Lucasfilm, Marvel, MSG Sphere in Las Vegas, Sony Pictures, Paramount, Hulu, CBS, Netflix, Fox and Apple to name a few.

More recently, he's begun spending more of his non-job time getting back to his roots of making traditional art. After years of grinding on digitally photorealistic entertainment work, he just wants to get back to creating with a sense of intuitive play in the making of real, tangible artwork.

He finds inspiration from many facets of life. Ethereal lighting, the color, diversity and power found in nature, the human form and the intersection of where the spiritual and scientific overlap, are all areas where he might find new ideas for his work.

When he's not working or doing something creative, he spends time with his beautiful partner, Maral, his family and friends, following his beloved Boston sports teams, playing golf and getting outdoors in order to unplug and reset. He currently resides in Sonoma County, California.