A native of Bellingham, WA, Illustrator Ben Mann has created a broad array of
designs in his fifteen years of commercial work.
Please view his resume
From logos and menus to commercial products and stylized caricatures, Mann's
degree from San Francisco's Academy of Art College has served him well. His
favorite subject matter to depict?
"Mankind. The subject gives me so much to work with. Naturally it is the
subject I can best empathize with..."quips the amiable 34-year old.
"People tend to identify strongly with my painting style and the human
warmth in my subjects. My work is far more about stirring a kinship than
challenging the viewer."
Mann's art education goes beyond the formal degree that hangs in his sunny
studio. He has traveled extensivelyand has the storage unit full of spiral-bound
sketchbooks to prove it. Highlights have included... rendering penguins in their
native Antarctica...dipping his brush into the Mediterranean to capture the flavor
of a Greek fishing village...and working on handmade Indonesian paper in the
lush hills of Bali.
"I find that the good fortune of travel is a gift that keeps on giving. Long
after the suntan has faded, I have these incredible visual memoires that
depict what I saw, and how I saw it."
Mann looks forward to venturing through the Cook Islands late this year, and no
doubt there will be art to show for it.
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