| Pen and Ink Art created by Joe Benjamin E-Mail - dotmanjoe@yahoo.com Joe is originally from Quincy, Illinois, but for the past fifteen years he and his wife Jan lived in the Branson, Missouri area where he demonstrated and sold his Pen & Ink art at Silver Dollar City. Now they are back in Illinois, where they have a home in Bowen, Illinois They have three children and seven grand children who still reside in the Quincy area. Joe was injured in a swimming accident when he was 15 years old (1957). He was paralyzed from the neck down but after a year in the hospital and support from family & friends, he regained some use of his arms and legs and now gets around with the use a wheelchair. He studied art and holds a degree from Famous Artists School out of Westport, Conn. (correspondence course) created by Norman Rockwell. Started working with Pen & Ink over 25 years ago, and is mostly self taught in this medium which he holds numerous awards for. He has received a total of 17 awards at Silver Dollar City in the years 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,2006 and 2007 for Best new product and Best New heirloom. In 2003 he received Silver Dollar City’s Living Treasure Award. And in 2006 was voted into Silver Dollar City’s Craftsman Hall of Fame. |
| SPECIAL NEWS This space is for listing shows we will be at in the future. Please check here periodically. Also check out my book below. |
| PEN AND INK CLASS I had my 5 day pen & ink class at Silver Dollar City Mar. 3rd to Mar. 7th, 2008 Below is a picture of that class, any of them will tell you that they learn a lot and surprise themselves with the drawing they complete plus we always have a lot of fun. I have this class every year the first week of March. The cost on it is $185 which includes your materials that you get to keep. I teach the very basics so if you are a beginner or have some experience, you will be able to complete a drawing that you can frame and be proud of. If you want to join or need more information, e-mail me or contact Valley Road Woodcarvers at Silver Dollar City at: 417-338-8293 If your interested, the earlier you sign up the better, because we only have room for a limited amount. I also have plans for teaching a class at my home in Illinois, Contact me if you would be interested. |
| Benjamin's Pen & Ink Art |
| 108 South Elm, Bowen, IL 62316 Phone - 217-842-9224 Cell - 217-617-6763 |
| Most of you know that my trademark is a little MOUSE, there is one in every one of my pictures since 1993, be sure to look for it when you get one. |
| NOTE CARDS Each package has 4 cards and 4 envelopes. The trains and lighthouses have 4 different pictures. They are $5.00 per package |
MOUSE PUPPY & PAPER KITTEN ON FENCE WLDRNS CHURCH EAGLE & FLAG
LIGHTHOUSES TRAINS FLOWERS CREATED BY
MY WIFE (JAN)
MY WIFE (JAN)
| CALENDAR $15.95 each plus $3.00 shipping. My 2009 Calendars are now ready. It consists of 12 different barn pictures. |
| New for 2008 I have written a book on how to do Pen & Ink drawing, where it explains, by text and pictures, the way I do it. Below shows the front and the book open to one of the pages. The cost is $25 plus $5 for shipping. |
Visit's to my site
| I now have my Art set up at our home in Bowen, shown above. Come by to check out what I have. But Please: CALL FIRST to set up a time. Great Christmas Presents. |