The concept of the Human[e] label is to create a wine to raise money for charity; to be human by being humane. We want this to have a global scope, so every year we find an artist representing a different country to create a unique label. 70% of total sales of Human[e] is given to charity. Most is given to charities in the United States; a little bit is given to a charity important to the artist.

This year’s artist is Benny Yarnell, hailing from Denver, Colorado. Benny grew up a “military brat” childhood, largely overseas. His father taught him how to draw from a very young age, and encouraged him to embrace new mediums like digital art and compositing as he grew up. His father also always impressed upon him the kind treatment of cats, which has resulted in Benny becoming a full-fledged cat person with a special interest in the welfare and rescue of street cats in Eastern European nations.

On his Human[e] label: “‘Eastern Cat Lady 1’, is a mixed medium of charcoal drawing and digital compositing. The model, Olesya, is a muse and fellow cat person in Russia. These collaborations have helped apprise me of the needs of cat rescues abroad.”