Artistic Statement - Who Is EBENLO?

EBENLO, also known as the Painter of Song as he merges his talents in fine art and music creating most often in musical and inspirational themes at EBENLO.com. 

Originally from Rupert, Idaho, the artist's journey into art was nurtured by mentors like American Impressionist Robert C. Moore, Video Game Designer Ted Bradshaw, and Art Teacher Karen Hansen, fostering a diverse style spanning graphic pop to indirect realism (indirect realism is painting from the reality of one's mind). His life, enriched by global travels and overcoming adversity, he pours into his one-of-a-kind handcrafted works and music.

Discover the unique blend of sonic and visual beauty that EBENLO offers, celebrating his style of music and art. 

BIO

The artist grew up in Southeastern Idaho, in an area known as "The Magic Valley," and pretty much always had a penchant for singing and drawing and adding color to his drawings. Rupert was a small town, and Eric had a way of making his own fun with his drawings and creations. In high school, the artist met his friend Ted, and they got along great, as they were both artists. In the 1993-1994 school year, Ebenlo would study under Karen Hansen, a well-seasoned teacher of art at the local Minico High School in Paul, Idaho. Eric bought a Badger Crescendo airbrush, and would learn to airbrush paints, and develop an illustrative style during this time. He was also involved in a couple music groups at the time, most notably "Son Zone," a high school Christian singing group.

Why should you care? Eric is an American patriot, for starters. He served 4 years in the U.S. Air Force as a computer operator and communications specialist. He was stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base for 3 years working in the Network Control Center, and for 1 year at the Kunsan Air Base in South Korea, in the Network Control Center, serving as night shift supervisor.

Eric became the artist "EBENLO" when he chose to shake off his old artistic identity, and start fresh with a new style, name, and signature, which is an artistic concept not unheard of in especially Asian cultures. His "dream landscapes" sort of style showed up in his life at about this time, he also called his first album "Dream Landscapes," which he created in the year 2000.

After serving in the military, Eric studied business administration, and finance and accounting, as in order to use the MGI Bill, one had to have a practical sort of major declaration, he couldn't just study "art," for whatever reason, at that time.

But he took many electives, including vocal music studies, and other interesting courses like musical notation along the way.

Now, the artist works at making paintings in his unique Surrealistic Nouveau Pop Art style, in addition to creating caricatures of musical personalities.

We hope you enjoy the musical and artistic stylings of EBENLO, The Painter of Song.