Ben Mercer

Portrait Artist and Photographer

“I am drawn to the human figure. The beauty of my subjects, are often women lost in concentration or imbued with sense of melancholy.”

Ben E. Mercer graduated from Lincoln University with a BS in Education and a Minor in Biology. He received his Masters in Adult Education from the University of Missouri at Kansas City, Missouri.

The photography skills he achieved while in college still in supply the foundation or his work today.

By taking photographs, Ben is able to freeze time and capture the full essence of the minute for drawing at a later time. Being a rue perfectionist, his works are complete in his head before he presses the shutter on his camera or puts the pen to paper.

His style is distinctive, because of his obsession with detail and exactness. 
Mr. Mercer’s artwork can be found in museums,
 corporate and private collections. 
In 1993 the Artist Magazine honored Mr. Mercer
 as one of the top 200 portrait artist in 
the United States.

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