End of the World

here is a tasty for you. film project from last year.

yum yum

From Hell's Heart - essay

first batman commission ever

well, here we go folks! another new piece or two from your old pal ben. what a flake. i should really make an art book or something non-linear narrative like. that should be next. that really should. maybe. i dont know yet. look, its pretty!

commissioned by my pal, Dave Mahan, who has his own art blog here

http://davemahanart.blogspot.com/

also, recent study of flesh color stuff. my model was kind enough to walk me through it,

even though i made an utter mess. its gross, don't look at it. yuck.

in my defense, it was 1 am. mer mer mer.

goodbye

some recent art things

recently, i've done some fancy new painting and drawing from life, which isn't top notch yet, but its getting better. this is technically a student's blog after all, and since lack of growth is unlife, i can admit to my skillset still being on the way up.

fist is one of ten portraits (the only one in color) which i did for my media techniques class of my friend Stephanie Leap.

she is pretty awesome, so here is hoping i do her justice.

next we have some observational drawings i did at Occupy Boston last friday as part of my human figure in illustration class. it was rainy and miserable, and lots of people were angry. at their stepfathers, or at the suited men walking by. the doggy was nice though

there were some really nice people there though, who shared umbrellas and made conversation.

also, bearded lady and patches, who were some of the more interesting characters there.

and lastly, a gift for my friend James Rossi, a gentlefellow in the Brokensea audio productions,

who requested a MOOG https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGC_GmiKJHrg-vDvbW0944qQDB1g9fQ7rH9o-X-mdVhEqCtqoLWn_EYfFICnkdUgfPZ_GS1qp0dYr1xzcoJN7wMkGmoo3ot9pCIvO5UAp1xEjHS8m4jfich0xx1mjKu5lwmLizuneMZD8/s1600/moog_55.jpg

that was playing the soundbit of the moon landing. i didnt quite get all of it in there so it would translate as "-tep for man, one giant leap for ma-"

i think

that's all folks, have a nice weekend!

homework and ephiphany

Some recent classwork of mine. I'm getting more confident with acrylics, and soon I will post what might be my finest painting to date, should I be capable of prying it out of my commissioner's hands long enough to photograph it

model
apple
stippled weed

oh, and a smashing idea i had for the next convention,

to protect the kiddies