When Ben and Ella Stahl moved to Sarasota in 1953 ... Ben also appeared on the TV show The Joy of Painting, offering lessons with his good friend Bob Ross. With success came expansion, and ...

The freckled face of Anne of Green Gables is likely what many know as Ben ... death, Stahl spent his remaining years on Prince Edward Island with his partner Sally Cole. Stahl’s painting ...

Initially a vacation spot on the Gulf of Mexico, it soon became an art colony of permanent creative types, including illustrator, painter, writer and sculptor Ben Stahl. Sarasota came to life just ...