North Carolina is where Ben's story as a painter began - he built his early reputation painting en plein air across the region landscapes in along Wrightsville Beach and across the state, long before weddings came into the picture. That deep familiarity with the NC coast, the mountains of Asheville, and the elegance of venues like The Biltmore Estate and Wrightsville Manor gives his North Carolina paintings a warmth and authenticity that's hard to replicate. This is home turf, and every painting shows it.