Ben’s Biography Benjamin Roman jr. was born in New York City in 1970. Ben attended Fashion Institute of Technology where he took a course in life drawing. In 2008, Ben received a Bachelors degree in Communication Design Illustration at Jersey City University. The techniques he learned at his school helped Ben to develop a basic understanding of the human body. With these techniques, his use of the mediums charcoals, pencils, and markers, began to increase. He branched out later into pastels, acrylics and oils.Ben has found a great desire to paint portraits of all ages, but his talent for children has grown considerably. Ben has found watercolor to be his new medium. Benjamin is currently living in Portugal with his two children where he has open his first gallery.