Ben Higbie

@benhigbie.bsky.social

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I'm an American expat living on an island in the Gulf of Thailand. I am an artist, art promoter, & appreciator. My wife & I run a small animal assistance operation in our town & I sell quilts made by my mom too! ~ #NAFO

a collage, it is marilyn monroe holding a bottle of perfume, bars of solid colors behind her, a floating sticker of hello kitty wearing a winter coat and ice skates is floating in front of her
a photo of the side lawn area
a photo of another intricately carved piece of wooden furniture
a wooden bureau dresser piece of furniture, intricately carved
a photo of the front of the manor on the sunny day we visited, the shrubs manicured nicely, the building is made of bluestone, there are large windows everywhere
a painting of psylocke, wolverine, and colossus in battle stances, dust swirling around them
a pencil drawing of a tree, its branches twisting around, it is diagonally resting with roots exposed
a photo taken from in the airport of a plane on the tarmac , it is white with blue deep sky and cute large pokemon characters adorning it
a painting, it is square shaped, of a red-haired woman, long and down, wearing a cowboy hat and seen from her chest up, looking to the right, seen in a three quarter view, clouds and sunset behind her, a flock of chickadees flying around her
the covers of the four issues of the mini-series, arranged in a rectangle
a collage, marilyn monroe in black and white seen from her torso up, smelling a perfume bottle, her hand to her chest, bars of white and purple and black behind her, cartoon characters drawn by children floating around her
a close-up of a region of the back of the quilt, the stitching pattern can be seen through it
a quilt, it is rectangular shaped, seen vertically, it is a series of curved arcs converging in 4's diagonally with diamond-shaped centers, the arcs are done with purple and green floral prints , against a white background with small bees buzzing around hives for a pattern
a group of people dressed up, flower arrangements on the tables theyre sitting at
a family in a car, painted black, they are laughing and carrying on
a painting of an ethereal cloud, the outer edges pointing up, the center lower, done with very soft oranges, pinks, and blues
a book cover, front and center is a woman in a sexy evening dress singing, facing the viewer, her entire body shown, cymbals and trombones coming into the frame from left and right, the text in large letters at the top, other text around it , the author's name 'lou cameron' at the lower left quarter of the book in yellow text against a shadowy drum set
a painting of a figure against a cloudy background, her form is constructed with different patterns and colors, her legs up, her hands up, looking at the viewer, the background a light prismatic wall of tones
a photo of the vehicle seen from behind in a three quarter view, the doors open and folded upwards
a close-up of the figure, seen from her neck up , her dark hair pinned up
a painting of a woman from her chest up, wearing korean traditional robes, she is looking up and to the right, han gul korean script around her applied in a graffiti-type of way, gold and red and silver behind her, she looks proud and dignified
a close-up of the bat monster
a painting, in front of a red entrance gate in a dark forest at night, a large bat-monster is sitting on the gate, a dark samurai in shadows holding a glowing sword, and a pale ghost girl in a kimono wandering from left to right, the skull-face of souls screaming around her head like a wreath
a painting of a man sitting at a restaurant table, holding his open hand over half his face wearily
a photo of the front of the figure, seen from the front, holding 2 laser cannons , the gundam is silver with black and yellow regions
a close-up of the face of the quilt, it is designs done in earth tones, swirling stitching running through the face of it
the cover of the comic book, the 'impact comics' lettering running along the top, in light blue large letters in the center it reads 'the fly', the illustration is of the hero holding a woman in his arms on the street, passerby around him, the letters read 'this girl's life....do you care?'
two panels, a woman in a winter coat talking to a man on the street, concerned looks on their faces
several panels of the characters talking in an office room
a painting done in sepia tones of red wing, wearing a formal shirt with beads on necklaces and large round shells, he is looking to the left, a cloudy backdrop
the figure seen leaping and aiming a laser pistol
an action figure, it is optimus prime, but in black with light blue wide stripe on his chest and arms, he is standing over a futuristic robotic crane
a close-up of a region of the face of the quilt, it is many blue-green designs with some light coral red, star shapes and blocks and triangles
two paintings, the same size, both in orange-red frames, they are japanese women in kimonos with ornaments in their tied-up hair, one seated, looking right, one standing against a wall
a close-up of the painting , it is of superman with one hand on his hip, his other arm out, his hand closed, an eagle perched on his arm extending its wings, superman's cape flowing, a western mountainous north american landscape behind him
a close-up of the face of the quilt, the quilt is different windows in rows with red frames curling around them
the fantastic four coming out of a glowing background, the fantastic four team is made up of a mix of marvel and image characters
an image of the stormwatch team running through a passage in a futuristic shuttle
an aerial view of a city, clouded with dust
a close-up of one of the wheels, multi-colored, against a cloudy grey backing, the white and grey diamonds around
an animated landscape of cute items like strawberries, cake, and sweets around kirby, he has wings like cupid, a speech bubble coming from him on top with a heart in it, the items moving slightly, looking like theyre dancing
a painting of a small group of well-dressed people sitting on a round dock on the water, a covered dock to the right, the shadows on the rippling water, very lifelike, you can almost hear their voices chattering, some green trees behind, the sky light
a close-up of a region of the face of the quilt
an image from the cartoon, the characters are swelled up round like bubbles, floating around, many other people floating behind , the sky blue, the cartoon is a really goofy and light-hearted one
a close-up of the reverse side of the quilt
a photo of the tail light, it is black caging around red, chrome shiny bumper
the vehicle, it is a large slab-shaped car, all black, bright silver very large rims, the top quarter of them covered, the convertible top is up, it is seen from reverse in a three quarter view
a close-up of 4 of the butterflies on the face of the quilt, there are 12 in all, all different color schemes, a nine patch block at the corners separating their zones
the figure, she is a young strong lady, her hair is black with pink highlights, her clothes are very futuristic, white with black and neon pink, she is seen from the front in a three quarter view, raising her one hand up in a claw-like position, the other resting on her hip
a close-up of the face of the quilt, different shapes of blue and purple against a white backing
a black and white line drawing of turok, on one knee, holding a large rifle, looking to the right, crouched on a hill with some grass poking up, x-o is behind him, holding his fists in front of himself
a close-up of the face of the quilt, it has many sharp-angled pieces of fabric in rows coming to a square, floral designs on the fabric, many pieces condensed into a small area
a large manicured park space, running up a small hill, pretty trees on either side and sticking up here and there, small figures wearing the clothing of the time period are strolling about, the sky is sunny
a close-up of the face of the quilt, arrow and diamond shapes arranged in a random fun way
a close-up photo of one of them from the torso up, an adult, sticking its pink tongue out at the viewer
a monkey, it is grey with a dark face and white hair around its eyes and mouth, its baby is holding it, the mother squatting on a branch, the baby is as golden orange as an orange in the supermarket, really cute
a close-up of one of the butterflies, it is dark gold, the bottom part has vegetation print in black on it, against a light abstract coral / floral design
a colorful window that comes to a point at the top of the arch, it is joan of arc in medieval armor holding a staff, seen from the front in a three quarter view, she is looking up and to the left, allegorical designs around her, writing in gold underneath her , under the writing is another section with bars of color around floral designs with a circle with a crown in it in the center
a close-up of the reverse side of the quilt , small leaves and flowers and birds sitting on them