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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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FATAL FURY CITY OF THE WOLVES Gameplay Walkthrough FULL GAME (4K 60FPS) No Commentary
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January 21, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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She-Ra by Stanley 'Artgerm' Lau ✨✨✨ #comicbooks #comicbook #illustration #comicbookart #fantasy #fantasyart #retro #80s #1980s #artist #artists #art #arts #artnet #illustration #geek #nerd #geeks #nerds #power #energy
an illustration of she-ra, swinging her large gold and silver sword, above the handle on it is a glowing blue gem, she is turning her body to the side, her hair and cape and skirt flowing, a confident and determined expression on her face
January 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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76 x 61 in (193 x 155 cm) citrus sampler #quilt 🍊🍊🍊 really fresh & cool design 🍊🍊🍊 nice & large 🍊🍊🍊 made by my very cool mom 🍊🍊🍊contact me if interested 🍊🍊🍊
#art #artforsale #quilts #quilting #quilter #quilters #artist #artists #handmade #design #decor #artsky #artistsonbluesky #arts #artwork
a 12-window quilt, each window a different design, done in pink-orange grapefruit, yellows, greens, and whites with grey grid separating them, a small patch in each intersection , the outer border is checkered green and yellow and white block designs a close-up of one of the regions of the quilt a close-up of another region of the quilt the reverse side of the quilt , it is white, just faint stitching can be seen
January 21, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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images of the Reunification Monument in Yaounde, Cameroon, designed by Gedeon Mpondo and Engelbert Mveng, constructed in the 1970s #art #arts #design #designer #designers #history #travel #travels #traveling #travelers #modern #designs #inspiration #monuments #artlover #monument #artnet #artwork
a photo of a silver and grey swirling structure that comes to a point at the top, large bands moving in a circle coming together at a point with narrow slits around the upper needle point to it, the sky blue with some clouds, a set of silver stairs leads up to it a photo looking directly upwards, the bands swirling around the viewer, the sky cloudy and blue and sunny a photo looking at a column in the center, bands of sienna , black-grey, and light gold swirling around it in a circle a photo looking upwards at the light tan and gold bands on the interior of the monument, clouds in the background
January 21, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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52.5 x 69.5 in (133 x 177 cm) 'Red Frames' #quilt, made by my mom, available & affordable, a cool modern piece of textile #art that you can curl up under & take a nap in 💕 #quilts #quilting #quilter #quilters #artist #artists #design #decor #artlover #artlovers #handmade #artforsale #artfinder
a sampler quilt, 12 windows, red framed in each interrupted by a grey and black and grey unique geometric design, against a white backing a close-up of the face of the quilt the entire reverse side of the quilt, it is mostly a large red triangle with a thin strip of light tan fabric on one edge of it
January 21, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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'Guardian' by Cecelia Miguez (2015)

#art #arts #artist #artists #artwork #artlover #artlovers #artgallery #artgalleries #contemporary #contemporaryart #sculpture #sculptures #artnet #modern #modernart
a sculpture, it is a very tall extended form, a feminine figure at the top, there are glowing rungs going all the way up her perfectly straight wooden body, the figure has her hand on her chest, a rectangular and golden board headdress horizontally on her head like a crown
January 21, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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new Buddhist art by Pitak 🤍🤍🤍 done with oil paint on canvas 🤍🤍🤍 nice & large-sized 🤍🤍🤍
#art #artwork #artist #artforsale #artfinder #artmarket #spiritual #spirituality #buddha #buddhist #buddhism #artlover #artlovers #handmade #illustration #painting #paintings #handmade #calming #relaxing #arts
a painting of a monk in orange robes walking on a path through clouds to silver pagodas, they are shining in the heavenly light, he is carrying his alms bag over his shoulder, his entire body seen from behind a close-up of the monk, the pagoda complex in front of him, his destination
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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1950s lifestyle magazine illustration #art by Jon Whitcomb ✨

#arts #illustration #artist #artists #winter #snow #snowing #love #artnet #artgallery #artgalleries #painting #paintings #artlover #artlovers #wintertime #magazine #magazines #retro #style #fashion
a painting of a couple seen from mid-arm up, she is in a gown with a blue shawl beneath, she is holding a mans face and preparing to kiss him, her lips a light red-pink, her nails pink, his face is turned away from the viewer, the image is mostly tinted blue with their faces having flesh color and her pearl bracelet is white and her dress is also
January 21, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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'Wheels of Color' Charlotte Bronte-style design #quilt, measures 69 x 69 in (175 x 175 cm); available & affordable; msg me if interested
#quilts #quilting #quilter #quilters #handmade #design #art #arts #artforsale #interiordecorating #decor #interiors #artlover #artlovers #artgallery #artgalleries
a quilt, it is nine wheels each in silver boxed, interlocking white and grey silver diamond background, the wheels are each done in a different pattern, pointed at the ends, very colorful and cool a close-up of the face of the quilt the reverse side of the quilt, it is eggshell white, just faint stitching can be seen on it of the patterns on the opposite side
January 21, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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#art #artwork by Lek, Bae, Jok aka Aphisan; & Kriangsak; all are large-sized, painted on canvas, msg me if interested #artist #artists #artsky #artistsonbluesky #handmade #illustration #popart #anime #cartoon #cartoons #interiordecorating #geek #nerd #artsky #artistsonbluesky #illustration #nature
a rectangular painting, it is done with splatters of paint, just drips, cool blue and light naples yellow and pink, some darker burgundy pink tones in there, on a silver blue grey background that fades lighter at the bottom a painting of many cartoon characters assembled into a wacky landscape, each in different regions of color, nonsense written like graffiti around them, really colorful and fun, lots of free energy in it a painting of two sea turtles swimming gracefully through the water, a blooming coral garden around them, jellyfish gold and glowing, the clear blue waters, dark in some areas, darker in others, schools of fish darting about a painting of a futuristic city scene with colors and energy darting and whirling through from different angles, the buildings mostly blue tinted, ither regions, the center down to lower right, glowing bright yellow and pink , done in a thrashy impressionist style but with lots of detail and grace
January 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Wonder Woman by Jim Lee ✨✨✨❄️❄️❄️✨✨✨❄️❄️❄️

#comicbooks #comicbook #comicbookart #superhero #superheroes #artist #artists #artlover #artlovers #geek #nerd #geeks #nerds #dccomics #wonderwoman #illustration #art #arts #artnet #power #energy
an illustration of wonder woman on a mountain peak, standing with one leg up, powerful, seen from the side, snow falling on her, she is looking down and to the left, the sky pink, her blue cape billowing, her whip blowing to the left in the cold wind
January 21, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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64 x 72 in (163 x 183 cm) #quilt made by my mom, titled 'The History of Color', available & affordable; msg me if interested #artist #artists #quilting #quilter #quilters #handmade #artgallery #artforsale #interiordecorating #interiors #decor #artmarket #artfinder #design #artsky #artistsonbluesky
the quilt, seen at an angle, it is on the lawn last summer when i visited her, there are harlequin-like square with 4 triangle designs on it, each a different colot, many windows, a pattern of larger and smaller ones interlocking, with a polka dot border, small white dots on black a close-up of the face of the quilt the reverse side of the quilt, it is white with just a thick blue strip of polka dot pattern fabric running across it horizontally
January 21, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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images of Eihei-ji Temple in Fukui, Japan, completed in 1244
#art #architecture #artist #artists #design #designer #designing #history #arthistory #travel #travels #traveler #travelers #arts #spiritual #spirituality
the buildings, covered in snow, the sky white, really peaceful and calm looking a metal statue on a shrine, his robes flowing, a seated smaller statue in front of him, some green trees behind , the statue is on an elevated table-like platform made of stone, about 3 feet high a large hall in the complex, the lights low, many chandeliers hanging, the altar is black and gold, lion statues in front of it, large wooden posts holding the building up a large boulder with japanese writing carved into it, a section of a building behind it, moss on the rock, large cedar-type trees behind
January 21, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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new #wildlife #art by Jok aka Aphisan
oil paint on canvas, large-sized, available, msg me if interested 🌿

#arts #artwork #artforsale #nature #animals #artmarket #artfinder #supportthearts #decor #interiordecorating #handmade #elephants #koifish #animals #naturelover #artsky #artistsonbluesky
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 large male elephant walking towards the viewer slightly to the right, its trunk twisting upwards, small piper birds at the riverbed, the water shining, the sunlight on the elephant
January 21, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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images from 'Metal Fighter Miku' (1994) #anime #animation #mech #mecha #90s #1990s #scifi #sciencefiction #wrestling #art #arts #geek #otaku #geeks #nerds #nerd #artist #artists
an image from the show of the girls wearing traditional japanese dress, their hair up, their coach yelling at them , the subtitles read 'you came here to train, and look at you!' he is facing the viewer with a scowl on his face, they are inside a traditional interior design dwelling a large armored figure in the fighting ring, seen from behind, it is hulking and intimidating, the lights dark in the arena, the ring's ropes glowing golden one of the fighters from the team fighting ferociously with an opponent, their bodies whirling, her kicking and him trying to block, his white ponytail whipping around a woman on tv being interviewed, answering questions, the subtitles at the bottom read '...but now, im actually glad i get to fight them in the tournament.;
January 21, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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a #workinprogress pic of a family portrait that was made for a home in France ~
msg me if you're interested in having a #portrait made ~ #art #arts #artforsale #commissions #handmade #illustration #painting #paintings #artlover #artgallery #artgalleries #wip #artsky #artistsonbluesky
a painting of a family sitting in chairs, the young parents and their two children, one an infant, the other about seven, looking at the viewer, the parents smiling, their figures are just done with linework, uncolored, the background just vague undefined foliage
January 21, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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#music #rockandroll #rocknroll #rock #rockmusic #80s #1980s #glam #glamrock #art #arts #energy #power
Sick For The Cure
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January 21, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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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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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