Hello, my name is Zac Bender, and I have been making art ever since I could remember. I use watercolor, acrylic, gouache(a material that is between watercolor and acrylic), ink, markers, and others to create works of art. Creating has always been as much about the process as much as the product. Craftsmanship and mastery of materials is something that has always meant a lot to me and was solidified throughout my high school years by a hard nosed traditional art teacher.

Inspiration comes from anything from pop culture and music to H.P. Lovecraft and the bizarre. I have always had an inclination for the weird and as I get older I seem to become stranger. Eccentric is a word I hear a lot and it seems to fit me pretty well. I go through phases in art. I get obsessed with ranging subjects like traditional japanese tattoos, or redheads, or underwater scenes , or the majesty of nebula and galaxies.

I make art because since I was a kid it was my escape, if I felt awkward I drew. If I felt like I didn’t belong I drew. As I grew up it was less about daydreaming in a boring class or avoiding awkward situations and more about making things that speak to how I felt and generally making my personal demons pretty on a page. I try to express how I am feeling when I make the pieces the best I can. I express my worries and fears. It is my way to cope and deal with personal and general matters.