Ben...Caricature Artist in Las Vegas

I've been a pretty lucky guy! I've drawn caricatures around the world, from the heart of Manhattan, to a swank resort in the Dominican Republic, to a tiny village near the Thai/Laotian border; drifted down the Mississippi on a steamboat, tackled narrow Italian streets on a Vespa, nearly wrecked a sailboat in Florida, galloped a horse through Bavarian forests, even took a turn on a camel in Morocco and an elephant in Thailand; partied with fashion models in Miami Beach and L.A., and preached at a small church in northern California; drew for three Presidents and at inner city shelters; got wasted at Amsterdam's notorious 'Milky Way', and explored Scotland's Loch Ness for Nessie; served as an Air Force Rescue controller during the evacuation of Saigon, and hitchhiked through Spain; worked at a South Carolina Blockbuster Video, for five years, and a Maryland 'McDonald's' for five DAYS; celebrated my fiftieth birthday with my first taste of sushi (I liked it), and my first biplane flight (I liked that, even more!); I even took a shot at stand-up comedy, once upon a time, and DIDN'T get booed off the stage...and I've discovered my autograph is actually worth 6 EUROS on ebay...so I guess I've become a celebrity, of sorts!


The Internet gave me a new world to explore, and as I've gotten older, chubbier, and less active, I've become more and more creative online, building over 40 sites about my life and work as a Caricaturist, Superman, John Wayne, James Bond Movies, even about my Cats...but I still have an 'itch' to meet new people, and experience different cultures! Myspace serves this purpose, as well as providing a means of passing along where I'll be appearing to do my caricature thing, displaying my latest artwork, offering a forum to comment on the world around me, and having a blast, in general!


I've been a working artist since the middle of the LAST century (I'll NEVER claim to be 18!), have been writing Movie and Television Reviews for nearly thirty years for various newspapers and the 'Net, and collect Autographed Pictures of celebrities. I hate hypocrites, people who live off of others, ..ANYONE.. who abuses women, children, or animals, temperatures below 50 degrees, 'mornings after', gangsta rap, and the necessity to get dressed in the morning!



Looking like Burl Ives hasn't helped my love life, but I make a helluva party guest!

A SLIDESHOW OF MY TV/MOVIE ARTWORK!

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