child prodigy in music and art, Max Jennett Bodden grew up in Jamaica, West Indies where he achieved the highest score at the British Musical Examinations in Kingston at the age of eight.  He has always had a passion for classical music and impressionist art ~ a true romantic with a natural gift for draftsmanship.

Of British descent, his ancestors established themselves as the first settlers of the Cayman Island in the early Eighteenth Century.  he was educated in the United States and had an advertising career that spanned 35 years, specializing in direct marketing and event management.

As many executives do in their retirement, Max has ventured back to his first loves ~ art and music.  While creating a series of portraits of his own grandchildren, he became inspired to share his interpretations and took the plunged into the art market.

Max is pleased to offer proud parents, generous friends, and avid collectors and pure lovers of fine art his custom-ordered, one-of-a-kind signed original graphite renderings in a handsome 11 x 14 matted format which he will draw directly from photographs taken of your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews or special friends of any age.

We believe you will be delighted and touched by Bodden's classic style of capturing the personality and particular charm of his subjects with warmth, tenderness, and raw talent.  A Max Bodden graphite rendering is sure to become a cherished work of art in your household, as well as a picture of increasing value in today's art market.

He currently resides with his wife in the Palm Beach area and enjoys sun, sand and sea.