My name is Benjamin Howen III. I am a Wisconsin/American painter, graphic designer, and printmaker interested in vintage cars, pinups, sci-fi, low-brow iconography, monsters, the fantastical, pirates, and oddities. Inspired by comic, street, pop, and modern art. I am a self-taught, sometimes called an “outsider artist”. I acquired most of my artistic knowledge from public schools, books, the internet, and through trials with “happy accidents”. It’s worth noting that I have a type of color deficiency known as protanopia, because of this I tend to be attracted to using highly saturated colors in my art.


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Self-taught beyond a public school art education.

1994 – Principal Art Award, Albany High School

2025 – Pablo’s Fabulous Florals and Fine Art, Best Work of Art 2nd place, Blooming Bokeh

2026 – Pablo’s Fabulous Florals and Fine Art, Winner for Best Pairing, Emerald Darling

2026 – Chetek Public Arts League’s Beauty Beyond Our Shores, 3rd place, Pecho de fuego