Ainsley Bennett was born in 1977 on the Isle of Wight. Having shown an early aptitude for drawing he was encouraged by his teachers to develop his skills further and under the expert tuition of his uncle Martyn Mackrill, himself a world renowned Marine Artist, he is mastering the art of water colour painting. Ainsley is expected to follow the path forged by Martyn whose work now fetches very high prices. For this reason it is thought Ainsley's work is currently a very good investment.