Bio of the artist

Ken Branch has been a freelance illustrator for over 16 years. His background includes many different jobs, from working in a hospital during his school years to a life as a cartoonist. He went to school at the Joe Kubert School of Cartooning and Graphic Arts. After his schooling his path lead him into advertising for a few years and from there to New York where he worked at two different clothing design companies. He worked on an array of different clothing lines for companies such as Disney, Mattel's Barbie, Eddie Bauer and many others.

Over the next few years Branch would work during the day and slowly started getting night work as an inker in the comic book field. He began working full time as an inker in the early '90's, working on such titles as Justice League of America, Wonder Woman and Dark Stars for DC Comics; and various other titles for Marvel, Valiant and others.

In the Mid 1990's the Comic book industry fell on hard times and Branch found it necessary to broaden his horizons. His love of sports would then open a new and more challenging adventure, painting of sports memorabilia, painting portraits on such items as baseballs, bats, boxing gloves, etc. In the late 90's he found a growing interest from clients for prints and original art to have athletes sign. He began to attend many of the local sports shows in the area and his work has been sought out by athletes and companies alike. Over the last year he has sold a number of paintings to such companies as Stars and Pinstripes (Alfonso Soriano affiliated company) and All American Collectibles (known throughout the Sports Industry as the top sports art company). He also painted two paintings of Alex Rodriguez for a meet and greet when A-Rod came to the Yankees. His reputation continues to impress and grow with each new year.

His exhibits at local hospitals have been very successful; his first show at Morristown Memorial Hospital sold over 50 pieces in one month. Now on his third exhibit, the interest in his work is growing. Original paintings are going faster and many prints have sold out.

Branch's most recent work includes a painting for nationally published magazine The Comic Buyers Guide #1623 of the Justice League of America.