Ben O'Hara was born August 5th, 1994 at St. Francis Hospital in Santa Barbara, California. He was raised in Carpinteria where he still lives today. His passion and respect for the environment that he has grown up in has drawn him to capture the local scenes and natural beauty that Santa Barbara County has to offer.

      During Ben's junior year of high school, he began exploring Santa Barbara's back country and his eyes were opened to the pristine gems that are hidden within the timeless creeks and canyons just beyond the city limits. His exploring through surfing and hiking inspire him to capture those moments of timelessness like stumbling upon a painted cave deep in the wilderness or coming over the bluff and seeing an empty line up of perfect surf. These are the moments he lives for and thanks God every day for providing the stoke to capture it with his paints.

      Since graduating Carpinteria High School in 2013, Ben has worked as a commercial fisherman out of Santa Barbara and Bristol Bay, traveled the western Coast of Australia, worked for various carpenters in town,  acquired an Associates Degree in Art Studio at Santa Barbara City College, and currently working for Joy Fire Protection in Carpinteria.

        Some of his favorite artists that he looks up to and strives to paint like include Matt Moore, Ray Strong, John Comer, Meredith Brooks Abbott, Robert Abbott, Robert Heeley, Michael Drury, Maynard Dixon, Edward Borein, and Charles Russell (to name a few).