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BenBlissArt
@benblissart.bsky.social
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Professional Illustrator & product developer
Commissions are open 🎉

Nothing I make was/ever will be g3nerated ❌

🔗 LINKS: http://linktree.com/benblissart
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“A Visitor”

I amassed over 200 followers recently, more than I had on Tw1tter ever in all like 10 years of me being there. I’m incredibly grateful that people enjoy and respond to my work!

Thank you!
#art #illustration #darkart #horror #digitalpainting
A realistically rendered digital painting. The viewer is looking out a closed door from within a building. Through the windows, all is black in the night aside from an uncomfortably shaped face in the left window pane. The face is mostly visible, but looks incorrect, and the eyes are sunken in
November 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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This is fun! I can clearly see how I’m painting differently now. I actually really like the cat painting but can see more confident, intentional decisions in my stuff nowadays
#art #illustration #painting #digitalart
Text that says “art at the beginning of covid” A digital painting of a cat, cropped at odd angles by black drapes/curtains. The cat is a mixed grey/brown with white face and chest, and bright green eyes Text that reads “vs now!” A digital painting of a man smiling at the camera sitting at a table. Various items strewn about in the foreground, and hanging legs/feet in the background. The room is ice cold
September 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Sketchin’ outdoors on this fine Tuesday

#sketch #art #illustration #digitalpainting
Half finished portrait of a being with very sunken in, small eyes, tiny nostrils that are flush to the face, and large lips. The expression or emotion is unintelligible
September 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Free balloon!
#art #illustration #horror
It’s a black and white grainy drawing of a balloon. The balloon is very fleshy, wrinkly, and has 2 eyes inset into even more fleshy sockets. There are 2 obvious nostrils and a “smile” that’s really just a series of holes
August 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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“The BBQ”

Digital painting again after way too long of a break
#art #illustration #painting #horror
Illustration of a man sitting and smiling into the camera. Lighting is as if a photo was taken with the flash on. There are random assortments of chips, plates, and other various items on the table in front of him. The room is cool and blue. Behind him, a pair of legs dangle from the ceiling, going unnoticed
August 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Enjoying a vacation of which I’ll be returning from soon. In the meantime, conjured this critter on the train

#art #illustration #horror #drawing #sketch #doodle
May 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Yeah!
Jeremiah Johnson giving an approving smile
May 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Little 6"x 6" pen drawing for a local art fundraiser 🌞
#art #illustration #traditionalart
A pen drawing in black and white of a humanoid figure in a black hooded coat, wearing a mask that resembles a plague doctor, watering plants in a beautiful garden. It's a cute scene, not scary, but definitely weird
April 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY
The infamous Mexican alien press conference but rock is the alien
March 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Good morning 🌞
#art
March 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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You stumble upon a writhing doorway, do you approach it?
#art #creepy @bsky.art
Hardwood floor, bare wall, and a doorway in the center. The room is bathed in red and rust colored tones. Inside the open doorway is a writhing mass of what looks like intestines or ground beef
March 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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"Walk in the Woods"

I honestly cannot figure this one out, tried a lot of different things on the birds, but nothing really seems to work. I'll consider this unfinished until I discover the solution 😅

#art @bsky.art #illustration
A scene of a snowy forest. Most of the image is the snow on the ground in a clearing with no vegetation. The flash of the camera causes light to fall off quickly. In the middle of the path there are birds scattering. What they were doing before being startled is not quite clear
February 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Thanks for continuing to do these @veowind.bsky.social!

I'm Ben, a freelance illustrator who mostly works in eerie imagery, but not exclusively. Here's a couple pieces that showcase what I like to do, but please check out the media tab for more!

Thanks for the art share :)
#art #artshare
An American gothic style painting of a dog sitting on a bed, with one leg/paw stretched outward. The dog is looking right at the viewer. Most of the dog is in shadow, as light comes in from the right side, off of the canvas. There is a window to the right with rain droplets falling down it. The scene is mostly peaceful, but is an unsettling calm. A faint hand print can be seen on the window pane A POV shot painting looking into the next room through a large opening space. There is a fireplace, a painting above it, and some decoration on the fireplace. In the center of the room, in front of a deep red wall is a figure moving across the floor. The figure is semi transparent, blurry, and their face is wrong. You don't remember taking this picture A line drawing in sickly green looking out from the inside of a cave Digital painting of The Treachery of Images but the pipe is bart from the simpsons
February 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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"A Knock at the Window"

I struggled to find the hook with this one, but I do think it works well on it's own. Luckily though I got some advice that pointed me in the right direction!
#art #painting #illustration #dark #eerie #gothic @bsky.art
An American gothic style painting of a dog sitting on a bed, with one leg/paw stretched outward. The dog is looking right at the viewer. Most of the dog is in shadow, as light comes in from the right side, off of the canvas. There is a window to the right with rain droplets falling down it. The scene is mostly peaceful, but is an unsettling calm. A faint hand print can be seen on the window pane
February 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Congrats on 1k!! 🍾🙌

I'm Ben, a freelance illustrator who mostly works in nightmare/horror imagery, but not exclusively. Here's a couple pieces that resemble what I like to do

Thanks for the art share :)
A POV shot painting looking into the next room through a large opening space. There is a fireplace, a painting above it, and some decoration on the fireplace. In the center of the room, in front of a deep red wall is a figure moving across the floor. The figure is semi transparent, blurry, and their face is wrong. You don't remember taking this picture Painting of hands resting on a green jacket with low sunlight Digital painting of The Treachery of Images but the pipe is bart from the simpsons A line drawing in sickly green looking out from the inside of a cave
February 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Thanks Kurt, love your style!! Your palettes remind me of summertime 🌞

Here's some of my recent work! 🎉
An orange cat illuminated by light from a ceiling lamp which is out of frame. She's in the center of a mostly empty room. Boxes and various pieces of furniture are strewn about. On the left, an open accordion door leads into a pitch dark room A POV shot painting looking into the next room through a large opening space. There is a fireplace, a painting above it, and some decoration on the fireplace. In the center of the room, in front of a deep red wall is a figure moving across the floor. The figure is semi transparent, blurry, and their face is wrong. You don't remember taking this picture A digital painting of the inside of a tent. The only light source is the overhead camping lamp, which is emitting a strong red glow (like an emergency light). From the darkness, a figure is shown approaching. Their eyes and nose are visible, but once we get to the mouth the shadows cover everything else. It's as if they have no mouth at all, or it's open incredibly wide. It is 3am and sleeping is no longer an option. Despite this, you wake up A black & white drawing of a skeleton in the woods at night, sitting in front of a campfire. He's holding a cup of coffee. The drawing is done in a scratchboard style, where white has been drawn into the black
January 31, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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"Going Away"
Digital painting of my cat and the inside of my grandparent's home.
#art #illustration #cat
@bsky.art
An orange cat illuminated by light from a ceiling lamp which is out of frame. She's in the center of a mostly empty room. Boxes and various pieces of furniture are strewn about. On the left, an open accordion door leads into a pitch dark room
January 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Congrats on 1.3k!! 🎉🍾🙌

Hi, I'm Ben 👋 I'm a freelance illustrator who mostly works in nightmare/horror imagery. Here's sort of a varied smattering of the sort of things I like to do!

Thanks for the art share
@veowind.bsky.social !!
#art #illustration
January 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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All things considered I’m kinda okay with this. That’s called character growth 🎉
Bad habit artists bingo, I did not get bingo because apparently my habits aren’t that bad
January 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Sketch of my bedroom the other night maybe around 3-4am? I think the light reflection was due to the snow outside, I just loved how that looked. 🌝🌚

Probably not enough here idea-wise to justify finishing though!
#art #painting #creepy
A monochromatic painting of a bedroom at night, with blue light spilling in. The light shines onto a slightly opened door
January 6, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Ghosts in New Hampshire Vol. 3
Another digital painting about camping outside in a nice tent. Nothing bad ever happens in a tent

#art #illustration #painting #creepy #surreal #horror
@bsky.art
A digital painting of the inside of a tent. The only light source is the overhead camping lamp, which is emitting a strong red glow (like an emergency light). From the darkness, a figure is shown approaching. Their eyes and nose are visible, but once we get to the mouth the shadows cover everything else. It's as if they have no mouth at all, or it's open incredibly wide. It is 3am and sleeping is no longer an option. Despite this, you wake up
January 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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These two go together, and are from the same reference point: The Black Swan Inn in Tilton NH. Which was AMAZING by the way, highly recommend.
A painting of the inside of a room. The closet is open and reveals an iron and a rob. To the right, there is a desk, a chair, and a small neck mannequin for jewelry. The clock says 11:31. In the mirror, there is a face of a young girl, but the reflection is impossible A POV shot painting looking into the next room through a large opening space. There is a fireplace, a painting above it, and some decoration on the fireplace. In the center of the room, in front of a deep red wall is a figure moving across the floor. The figure is semi transparent, blurry, and their face is wrong. You don't remember taking this picture
December 27, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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Ghosts in New Hampshire Vol. 2 | Digital Painting

Might continue to do these; I sort of have a general idea of how to proceed. The next one will probably be looser so it's more immediately obvious I painted it, I just like the idea of "this photograph is wrong"
#art #illustration #creepy
A POV shot painting looking into the next room through a large opening space. There is a fireplace, a painting above it, and some decoration on the fireplace. In the center of the room, in front of a deep red wall is a figure moving across the floor. The figure is semi transparent, blurry, and their face is wrong. You don't remember taking this picture
December 27, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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If you see this, post something monochromatic 🌚🌝
#art #illustration @bsky.art
December 20, 2024 at 3:23 AM
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December 13, 2024 at 12:56 AM