About me
Ben Darius has been an artist since he was a small boy. Winning small contests in school and selling paintings to raise support for mission trips are some of the ways his talents were recognized in the community as he grew up. In college, he won awards for his nature photography and special recognition for digital illustration and sculpture. Throughout college Ben was commissioned for character design and photography. Ben spent a year student teaching art in both elementary and middle school levels before graduating with his degree in Studio and Digital Art. Now he works in the greater DC area as a design consultant for a custom build company that specializes in interior storage systems. Ben continues his fine art on the side, and is always looking for ways to expand his creative horizon.
Face it, Portraits are the focus of this gallery. There's no more unique thing about you. Your face is the most expressive thing you have. It is your soul's logo. It's amazing how much you can learn about a person through one expression. Or, in contrast, how deceptive an expression can be in revealing how one truly feels. Faces have become my recent obsession in art, and with each portrait I learn more about the mysterious connection between the face and the person behind it; between the body and the spirit inside. |