Western cartoonist, Ben Crane, has been expressing his unique view of the cowboy life through art for as long as he can remember. Ben was a professional illustrator before becoming a cartoonist.

Cowboy poet Bryn Thiessen says about his friend, "Working on local ranches and being involved in various equine endeavors gave Ben a barn full of memories and experiences to draw on. Now if a poet's mind works in rhyme, and a musician pictures notes, then you'll find in Ben's mind a blank with nothing wrote."

Theissen credits the Canadian wind on the Alberta flatlands where Ben was raised with forming the artist's psyche, as well as the unique slant to his forehead.

Although most notorious for his cartoons, Ben says "I do serious stuff once in a while."

He is a founding member of Cowboy Cartoonists International, and he continues to live in Canada, where he says "The coffee's always on."

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