STEPHEN BENNETT
Portrait Painter
Biography
2015

Stephen Bennett is an American portrait painter who travels to the far corners of the world seeking out indigenous and local people to portray. Young, old, joyful and withered faces fill his large vibrant canvases. Bennett has a keen sense of observation, and the ability to bring out the beauty of the human face. For him, a face is a treasure. His work has been used to promote and preserve cultures with exhibitions in the United States, Mexico, St. Martin, Panama, French Polynesia, the Seychelles, Tanzania, Australia, China and Malaysia. A total of three series of stamps have been produced by the United Nations Postal Administration in 2009, 2010 and 2012 of Stephen’s work. In 2003, Mr. Bennett founded Faces of the World, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation that is dedicated to expanding global awareness of people through art education and cultural exchange. For more information please visit www.facesoftheworld.net. Mr. Bennett states, “I am a portrait painter because of my passion for the wonderful diversity of the world’s people. My portraits convey a fusion of my feelings for each subject with an intuitive use of color. I intensify them in celebration of that person’s existence. I hope my portraits reveal that every person of every race and culture is interconnected, indispensable and radiant with astonishing beauty

www.theportraitpainter.com
theportraitpainter@gmail.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am looking to make new friends and offer my home to weary travelers.

Interests

• travel
• indigenous culture
• oragnic food

Music, Movies, and Books

Electronica, Non fiction

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I am presently painting a portrait of a Naga headhunter I met in India last year!

Teach, Learn, Share

Art, painting, metaphysics, massage, yoga

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am skilled in all forms of plumbing, electrical, house painting repairs and heavy work.

Countries I’ve Visited

Portugal

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico