I grew up watching Looney Tunes, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Scooby Doo, hours of stand-up comedy, Addams Family, Andy Griffith Show....I watched a lot of TV. But I also wandered around often on my own or with my younger brother. We'd find treasures (like old 8-track tapes) in dumpsters and sell them door to door, or walk through ravines pretending we were barbarians or ninjas (yes I was that cool). As a teen I began copying drawings from comic books and quickly moved on to making my own self-published underground comics ("self-published" is another way of saying no one saw them).
During the 1990's I worked as a graphic designer for various software companies creating interactive Flash cartoons, graphic user interfaces, and other print and "on-screen" graphics. When the technology bubble burst I realized I had gotten too far from my true passion- Drawing and painting- so I enrolled at Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
I came out with a B.F.A.(Traditional animation/Illustration major) and have since moved to back Sacramento, California with my wife Andrea.
My artwork is done traditionally with good old acrylic paint, pens, pencils or whatever else I get my hands on. I also go digital when necessary for T shirts, books, illustration jobs, etc.
Check out the new indie book!
Portraits & Tales from Remington Ridge ~ a picture book by Ben Walker ~ $15See
a 6 page sample (pdf)
This book is about a very unusual town in America's Old West. How so? Well for starters, the sheriff has three and a half legs, the bears have guns, and the official bird is a mosquito. Each illustrated page of this book will introduce you to a resident or visitor who made an indelible mark on this fascinating town.
This is a 48 page full-color publication.Very limited edition. Printed through Lulu.com. Orders go directly through me, so I can put my mark in it if you like.