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Ben Higbie
@benhigbie.bsky.social
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I am an American expat living on an island in the Gulf of Thailand. I am an artist, art promoter, and appreciator. My wife and I run a small animal assistance operation in our town. I sell quilts made by my mom too! #NAFO
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my cat Flower loves sleeping in an upside-down comic book box lid

#cats #cat #comicbooks #comicbook #geeks #nerds #geek #nerd #animals #cute #geeks #nerds #pets #pet #caturday
flower curled up in the lid, she is black with gold marbling, sleeping , she is skinny and cute
January 16, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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#art by Jok & Lek
large-sized, oil paint on canvas
available; msg me if interested

#artist #artists #artlover #artlovers #artmarket #artforsale #artfinder #illustration #painting #paintings #nature #artwork #naturelover #naturelovers #artnet #artgallery #artgalleries
a painting from an underwater perspective, it is koi fish swimming in a cluster, light green blurred impressionist foliage behind them, the water is silver-blue a painting of a woman with long dark hair pinned up, ornaments in it, wearing a red, black, and white kimono with floral embellishments on it, the background dark with grey and some drip effects in white, she is seen from her chest up, looking at the viewer a close-up of the woman's face a close-up of a section of the fish painting, the fish swimming in prismatic waters , the fish's bodies arcing in different directions
January 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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images of the Hôtel du Lac in Tunis, Tunisia, completed in 1973 #art #arts #artists #artist #artlover #artlovers #architecture #brutalist #brutalism #modern #travel #travels #traveling #traveler #travelers #design #designer #designers #designing
a large hotel, it is 4 sided, tapering narrower at the base, strips of boxed windows on each side at an angle, a fountain in the foreground, some cars on the street behind the fountains, the sky a light cloudy blue the hotel, seen from the right side at an angle, large palm trees rising up at the bottom, the sun setting the sky golden blue , many windows, the building is a tan-bronze shade a photo of the box windows stacked at an angle on the edge of the building a photo of the reverse side of the box windows, they are a bronze-golden color, windows in rows on the left , seen from a low perspective
January 16, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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An assortment of 4 awesome #quilts to choose from, these were made by my very talented mom, all're affordable & easy to order, reach out to me if you think one of these would look nice in your interior --- #quilting #quilter #quilters #art #arts #decor #interiordecorating #handmade #artist #artists
a quilt, it is 3 rows of colored wheels, 4 across, divided by pale yellow strips with colored blocks in the corners a quilt, it has a grey-silver marbled border, red zig zags in the interior plane, alternating grey triangles in a pattern running through them a quilt, it is a modern style one, red framed in each box with a unique black and white block for each window, 12 windows total a quilt, it is 12 windows, the backing is triangles of grey and white interlocking, wheels with points at the spokes in an assortment of colors, a large one for each window
January 16, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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#anime #animation #art #arts #gundam #mobilesuitgundam #geek #otaku #geeks #cartooning #cartoons #mech #mecha #nerd #nerds #scifi #fantasy #sciencefiction #fantasyart
January 16, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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#workinprogress photo of a #pet #portrait made for a lady in Germany a while ago; msg me if you'd like any of your favorite photographs painted~ #art #arts #dogs #dogs #dogsofbluesky #pets #commissions #artist #artists #artsky #artwork #artlover #handmade #animals #wip #commissionsopen #portfolioday
a painting of a jack russel type of dog, he is mostly white with a brown head, he is standing on mossy rocks, seen from the front in a three quarter view, looking to the left, blurry undefined foliage behind the mossy rocks
January 16, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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Bishamonten (Vaishravana) sculpture, Japanese, c.1615-1700 #art #arts #artist #artists #artlover #artlovers #museum #museums #artmuseum #artmuseums #design #spiritual #spirituality #sculpture #sculptures #arthistory #history
an armored warrior deity holding a large staff with trident, his robes flowing gracefully, he is standing on an animal-like demon while holding out a small golden temple in his left hand, an intense and fearsome but stoic expression on his face the statue seen from behind in a three quarter view a close-up of his arm and hand gripping the golden trident spear an image of the leg of him stepping on the back of the writhing demon underneath
January 16, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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#workinprogress photos of a #painting made for a couple in France several years ago; msg me if you're interested in having some #handmade #art made based on your favorite photos 💚 🖤 🤍 🤎 #artist #artists #artgallery #commissions #portraits #commissionsopen #artnet #illustration #art #arts
a painting of a young couple embracing and kissing, him in a tuxedo, her in a white wedding dress, the background white, they are seen from the side, her hands on his shoulders, he is wearing glasses a close-up of their faces kissing a close-up of his chest a close-up of her gown, it is white, interlocking flowers
January 16, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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available & affordable large-sized oil #paintings by Sathit, Lek, & Jok
msg me if interested 💛💛💛
#artforsale #artfinder #artlover #artlovers #artwork #painting #artgallery #artgalleries #artsky #artistsonbluesky #decor #interiordecorating #nature #animals #naturelover #spirituality #spiritual
a painting of the buddha, from the bottom of his neck up, his skin emerald colored, gold on it, gold in the background, his eyes closed in meditation a painting of two large sea turtles swimming around in a coral garden, a rainbow of colors behind them, small schools of fish darting around, the water blue and clear a painting of ganesh sitting cross-legged on a golden platform throne in the clouds , mountains behind him, the sky cloudy and gold and purple, a halo of light around him, he is holding his 4 holy objects, looking at the viewer
January 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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art from Elfquest #11 by Wendy Pini (1986) #comicbook #comicbooks #comicbookart #illustration #fantasy #fantasyart #artist #artists #geek #nerd #geeks #nerds #marvel #marvelcomics #80s #1980s
a page from the comic book, a tavern scene, one of the elves is talking a a troll, telling tales a page from the comic book, a troll army in a cave, their general screaming to them a full page illustration of a troll working hard on a forge, hitting an anvil, doing blacksmith work the cover of the comic book, at the top in large white letters is the title, the marvel comics and epic comics logos are in the upper left corner, the illustration is of a bar room brawl between elves and trolls, a dog looking in the window at the intense scene
January 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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Here's a selection of 4 fabulous available #quilts that my mom created. The dimensions of them are in the description of the photos ~~~ #quilt #quilting #quilter #quilters #artist #artists #artforsale #artfinder #artmarket #handmade #design #portfolioday #artsky #artistsonbluesky
41 x 53 in (104 x 135 cm), it is 12 butterflies in rows of 3, 4 rows high, each a unique combination of hand-dyed fabrics, a nine patch block is in the corner dividing them 59 x 59 in (150 x 150 cm), it is a pineapple design quilt, each square is a quadrant of layered fabrics stacked up with a square center, a thin black border 77 x 57 in (196 x 145 cm), a quilt that id batik fabrics, blue x-shape with eyelets in them, on a white background 71 x 83.5 in (180 x 212 cm), it is a 30 window quilt, large-sized, each one a different color scheme, each window is a bearpaw design around a square, the border is a thin row of triangles
January 15, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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image of Boti Falls in Boti in Yilo Krobo, Ghana #nature #water #art #arts #naturelover #naturelovers #photography #photo #photos #travel #traveling #traveler #travelers #travels #waterfalls
AN IMAGE SEEN FROM THE SHORE of a two tall impressive waterfalls dropping to the left and right of the viewer, the water light tan, very sunny, the light coming in through the branches of a tree coming into the frame from the right
January 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Below is one of my artist friends whose work I promote, his name is Aphisit, hard at work at the easel making an oil painting of a poodle for a lady from the U.K.

#artist #artists #art #artwork #portraits #dog #dogs #pets #pet #artgallery #artmarket #petsofbluesky #dogsofbluesky #commissions
a photo of aphisit, he is sitting in a chair at an easel painting a small portrait on canvas of a white happy poodle, seen from halfway down its legs up, he is smiling and looking at me, paintings hung on the wall all around him a photo of the painting on the easel, looking directly at it , the tongue is still white, not yet colored light red-pink yet, the background is cloudy tones of blue and yellow and white and brown
January 15, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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from the album 'Landscapes in the styles of the old masters' by Wang Jian (1668) #art #nature #painting #paintings #artist #artists #arthistory #illustration #naturelover #naturelovers #artlover #artlovers #artnet #arts #artwork
a painting of mountains towering over a small group of buildings, trees sprouting up in places on the rock, it is ink on a light yellow-tan paper, small text chinese writing in the upper right corner coming down vertically another painting of mountains, closer-up, the trees twisting, a small bridge in the lower left corner, small text chinese writing coming down in the upper left corner vertically a painting of a flatter landscape with some elevated rock sections here and there, some peaks in the distance, very graceful, trees in the foreground, leafless two pages, a single chinese character on each, done with a thick brush of black ink
January 15, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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#art by Jok & Lek
oil #paintings on canvas, large-sized, #handmade, available; msg me if interested
#artist #artists #artforsale #painting #nature #naturelover #naturelovers #artlover #animals #wildlife #artnet #portfolioday #artistsonbluesky #artsky #artgallery #artgalleries #koi #koifish
a painting from an underwater perspective, it is koi fish swimming in a cluster, light green blurred impressionist foliage behind them, the water is silver-blue a painting of a woman with long dark hair pinned up, ornaments in it, wearing a red, black, and white kimono with floral embellishments on it, the background dark with grey and some drip effects in white, she is seen from her chest up, looking at the viewer
January 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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1969 Dodge Coronet Super Bee 🐝 #auto #autos #automotive #car #cars #design #designer #designers #60s #1960s #moto #motor #motors #automobile #automobiles
a photo of a muscle car, it is light yellow, a strip on the back with a decal reading 'super bee' , seen from behind a three quarter view the door is open, the interior is black leather the hood is open, the engine is powerful and large, black and red and silver the car is facing the viewer
January 14, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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porcelain statue of the Bodhisattva Guanyin, Chinese, 17th century #art #arts #arthistory #artist #artists #spirtitual #spirituality #nature #compassion #naturelover #design #artmuseum #museum #museums #artmuseums #inspiration #peace #buddha #buddhist #buddhism #statue #statues #sculpture
a statue, it is white, it is guanyin in flowing robes, standing on a rolling wave of weater, looking down with a relaxed and wise expression, the hair pinned up the statue facing left the reverse side of the statue the statue looking to the right
January 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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new #nature - inspired works by Sathit & Jok aka Aphisan
large-sized, oil paint on canvas, msg me if interested #art #artforsale #artfinder #artmarket #portfolioday #naturelovers #artist #artists #artsky #artistsonbluesky #artgallery #artgalleries #illustration #painting #paintings #handmade
a realistic painting of a cluster of coconuts up in a tree, palm fronds making lines against the light blue sky , very realistic , lots of detail a painting of two sea turtles swimming through a bright coral garden, lots of pink and green and purple, small schools of fish darting around, they are swimming to the left, very realistic
January 14, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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Iberian falcata sword, 5th-1st century BC
#art #arts #museum #museums #history #arthistory #artist #artists #artnet #artlover #artlovers #design #artmuseum #artmuseums
an image of a sword against a white background, it is silver and very old but in very good condition, it has a brown handle, the bottom of it curving upwards
January 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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new #fantasy #art ✨✨✨
'Blue Rooms'
acrylics & graphite on wooden board✨✨✨
8.5x10in(20x26cm)✨✨✨
available, msg me if interested ✨✨✨
#artist #artists #portfolioday #anime #animation #manga #illustration #painting #paintings #artgallery #artgalleries #handmade #artsky #artistsonbluesky #portfolioday
a painting of a young woman in lingerie done in a manga style, peeking around the corner of a elegantly decorated hallway, lots of blue and gold, large arches windows behind her, she has golden horns on her head and a lavender shawl around her arms , she is looking to the right, seen from her knees up
January 14, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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art from Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #10 by Adam Kubert (1993) 🔥🔥🔥 #comicbooks #comicbook #marvel #marvelcomics #comicbookart #illustration #ghostrider #geek #nerd #geeks #nerds #artist #artists #superhero #superheroes #artnet #artist #artists #90s #1990s
a page from the comic book, ghost rider and blaze and several other members of the team are battling demons furiously, hacking and blasting and slashing dynamically, lots of high energy action vengeance blasts a group of demons to his right, he is standing there securely with his flaming head, ghost rider facing him, the two about to attack each other ghost rider and blaze locked in a furious battle, falling and smashing each other, flames swirling about a page showing multiple figures being destroyed and blasted away by an intense blast of green glowing energy
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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a double wedding ring design #quilt done with batik fabrics from Indonesia by my mom, this one measures 77 x 57 in (196 x 145 cm)🤍💙🖤 #art #portfolioday #quilts #quilting #quilter #quilters #artistsonbluesky #artsky #artforsale
a quilt, it is hand-dyed pieces of blue, black, and white fabrics, 4 'x' shaped oval shapes with a block of black and white polka dots in the center a close-up of the face of the quilt a close-up of another region of the quilt the reverse side of the quilt, faint stitching can be seen, it is completely white
January 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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'The Battle of Alexander at Issus' by Albrecht Altdorfer (1529) #art #arts #painting #paintings #history #arthistory #artist #artists #artnet #museum #museums #artmuseums #artmuseum #artlover #artlovers #artgallery #artgalleries
a vast battle scene, hundreds of soldiers in armor with spears and weapons, flag standards waving, boats on a shore in the distance, soldiers emptying out of it, very very detailed and painstakingly painted, in the sky, the clouds are swirling, a large plaque is floating at the top with an inscription in it
January 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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52 x 62 in (132 x 157 cm) #quilt done with Kaffe Fasset fabrics, made by my very talented mom~~~
#quilts #quilting #quilter #quilters #handmade #artist #artists #art #arts #interiordecorating #decor #artgallery #artgalleries #artmarket #artfinder #artforsale #portfolioday
a quilt done with bright fabrics on white, there are diagonal bars of color criss-crossing over a white backing a close-up of the quilt, the colored bars are very psychedelic and cool looking , many different competing patterns all converging geometrically a close-up of another region of the quilt the reverse side of the quilt, it is mostly a single square of light blue patterning on white, a narrow silver strip down the right side of it
January 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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#birds #animals #animal #nature #naturelover #naturelovers #wildlife #art #arts #artnet #life
an image of a chickadee-type of bird, not sure what kind, maybe an oriole, orange colored with a white collar and dark eye patches, really cute, flying towards the viewer, green grass under it and blurred trees behind it
January 13, 2026 at 2:48 PM