|
|
Born in Arkansas and raised in the West, Ben Gitchel
received a BA from Dartmouth in 1961 and an MA from Tulane in 1965. Modeling for a drawing class taught by
Paul Sample his freshman year introduced him to art. He painted and sold his first painting
while spending a semester abroad to study Spanish at the University of
Salamanca, Spain in 1958. While living in New York's East Village, Ben was
fortunate to have the advice of such artists as Irving Marantz,
Michael Lekakis, and Ngoot
Lee among many others. Ben has produced innumerable easel paintings and works
on paper. He has exhibited in
NYC, New Jersey, Texas, Vermont and New Hampshire. The artist resides with his wife, Mel,
in Piermont, NH. Additional images are available at www.bengitchelart.com. -- Ben Gitchel
|
|
||
|
|
Back to Art Show |
|