In the July/August 2008 issue of American Artist, we explored Stephen Bennett's approach to painting gigantic acrylic portraits that allow him to connect with portrait clients from around the world. Take a closer look at his portraits in this online exclusive gallery.

Bennett standing next to Welcome to Beswick.	Mile Smile (Tanzania) 2001, acrylic, 80 x 64. Collection the artist.	Break From Dancing (Tanzania) 2001, acrylic, 80 x 64. Private collection.
Javier 2006, acrylic, 36 x 24. Private collection.	Long Neck Bling (Thailand) 2007, acrylic, 80 x 64. Collection the artist.	Pay the Police (Tanzania) 2002, acrylic, 80 x 64. Private collection.
Portrait of a Young Boy 2003, acrylic, 40 x 30. Private collection.	Portrait of a Young Girl 1999, acrylic, 60 x 40. Private collection.	The Gods Must Be Crazy (Namibia) 2002, acrylic, 60 x 48. Collection the artist.

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thank you

i'm really impressed and inspired by stephen's work, i'm currently ending a foundation in fine art in UK and stumbled across these works, i'm going to include Stephen in my sketch book as an example of how portraiture can be more fun that what the old masters did, great expressions and charactor, these paintings are amongst some of my favorite from a contempory artist.

Your paintings are fantastic! I have been painting copies to learn just how you pick colors. I take the painting into a semi-dark room and it looks very different, the colors show the shadows and not the colors. It is so fun to and you are truly an inspiration.

INCREDABLE IMAGES MARGOT AUSTRALIA