Ben Mortimer

@montimer.bsky.social

373 Followers 668 Following

I used to write about film, then I produced movies no one watched. Now I draw things for a living. Formerly @montimer and @paintingtinymen on Twitter. Ben Mortimer II, III & IV on IMDb https://www.benmortimer.com

A poster with a blue background. The text on the poster reads "It was never just a party" Below it is a brick with a progress pride flag on the side.
A watercolour and pen illustration of the SLS Artemis II rocket approximately 1 second after liftoff. The rocket is from a fisheye perspective and the base of the rocket is washed out from the light of the engines. The smoke from the launch is visible in the background.
Screenshot of BBC News quoting the piece of shit running the US as saying 'whole civilisation will die tonight if Iran fails to make deal
A screenshot from the live feed of the Artemis II mission. On the left hand side the Orion Capsule and ESM (Integrity) floats in space. On the left hand side, the moon, so bright that it simply reads as a white disc
A stylised image of the SLS against the moon.
A navy blue t shirt featuring the SLS on the front
In a ruined city, in the Warhammer 40k universe, a lonely infantryman warms himself by a fire. As he does he finds he is about to be caught in the middle of a clash between a Warhound Titan and a Cerastus Knight.
An ink drawing of Taka from One OK Rock
A photograph of a mixed-media picture of a dog, on my drawing board.
A watercolour underpainting of a dog, ready to have detailing done in pencil
Final X-Mas Orders Clothes & Bags Sunday 7th December
A mixed media piece of Neil Newbold as Astarion from Baldur's Gate
A dark blue T-shirt featuring the Saturn V rocket
A shiny sticker featuring an illustration of the Saturn V in front of the moon
Screenshot of a BBC News headline "Prince Andrew to lose his 'prince' title and will move out of the Royal Lodge, Buckingham Palace says"
A pen and ink drawing with digital colouring of the band Skating Polly playing the 100 club in London. Mostly black and white with pops of red, The logo of the 100 club is in the background, on the left Peyton Bighorse is playing a red guitar, on the right, Kurtis Mayo is playing drums, one of which is red. Front and centre, Kelli Mayo is playing guitar, upside down. Her boots are red. In the foreground is a crowd, all of whom are shillouetted.
A pen drawing of a cat logging around looking very lazy. Text reading "inktober 2025, Day 1, 'draw me like one of your French Girls"
A button shirt featuring a Halloween-themed design. The lower half of the shirt is black, while the upper is dark blue, giving a land and sky horizon effect. In the foreground at the bottom of the shirt is a pumpkin. On the horizon is a spooky house, and spooky trees. In the background is the moon. And in the sky above is a bat
A page of a short film script with scratchy annotated notes breaking it into comic panels
A charcoal grey beanie with a cartoon skeleton design.
A screenshot of marketing text reading "Description Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na Bat-Hat. Bat hat! Bat hat! Bat hat!"
An orange hooded top with a pumpkin design on it
A picture of a french bulldog, lying down, rendered in pencil over a watercolour underpainting.
A framed print featuring the Saturn V rocket in front of the moon on a dark blue background.
A photograph of a print of my 'moonshot' piece, a picture of the moon with the Saturn V in front of it, on a dark blue background
A woman wearing a baggy shirt featuring the Apollo Command and service module in orbit around the moon
A yellow backpack featuring a velociraptor design
A woman wearing a pair of high-top trainers made of dark blue canvass, featuring the moon and the Apollo Command & Service Module on the side panels and the Saturn V rocket on the tongues
A pair of hi-top canvas trainers with the Lunar Command & Service Module and the moon on the side panels
A woman in a turquoise skater dress with a velociraptor graphic on it
A pair of hi top trainers with a tyrannosaurus on the side panels, a velociraptor on the tongues and a blue background
A woman wearing a blue button up shirt with a large image of a velociraptor on it
A watercolour and pencil rendering of the actor Neil Newbon as Astarion, the character he voices in Baldur's Gate 3
A blue t-shirt with a massive image of an ice cream with a flake and raspberry sauce on it
A screenshot from a Facebook post by musician, Gary Newman. He has written the caption "this is coming", and below is a promotional image for the Discovery+ show 'Celebrity HELP! My House Is Haunted', featuring Gary Newman in the centre, flanked on the left side by two British 'celebrities' that I don't recognise, and the right side by three other British pseudo-celebrities.
A simplified rendering of the dwarf planet Pluto, against a muted pink background.
A simplified image of the planet Neptune againsta muted turquoise background
A digital painting of a brick with the Progress Pride Flag on one side. Above the brick is the text "It was never just a party". The background is a muted blue tone, with white 'texturing'
A simplified image of Uranus against a muted peach-colour background
A simplified rendering of the planet Saturn on a muted turquoise background
A simplified image of Jupiter against a muted peach-coloured background)
A simplified image of the corona of the sun around a black sphere, against a dark blue background
a simplified image of mars against a muted teal background.
A screenshot of a BBC breaking News page with the headline "Police investigate fire at Starmer's house" Followed by the text "Police are investigating after a fire at Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer's house in north London"
A simplified image of earth against a muted green background
A simplified image of venus against a muted yellow background.
A slightly simplified rendering of the planet mercury against a mid tone blue-grey background
A simplified illustration of the Saturn V rocket in front of a similarly simplified illustration of the moon, on a dark blue background.
A BBC News article featuring the headline "Bargin Hunt expert charged with terror offences" Below the headline is a picture of the 'expert' who has been charged.
A simplified image of Pluto and Charon, roughly in scale with one another, against a dark blue background. Text in the top left reads "Pluto & Charon", text in the bottom right reads: Diameter of Pluto 2,376.6 Kilometers Diameter of Charon 1,212 Kilometers Average distance from The Sun 39.43906402138 AU (5.9 billion km) Length of year 90,560 Earth Days | 248.11 Earth Years Length of day, Pluto 6.375Earth Days Length of day, Charon 6.375 Earth Days"
A simplified image of the planet Neptune on a dark blue background. Text in the top left reads "Neptune". Text in the bottom right reads: "Diameter 50,000 kilometers Average distance from The Sun 30.0064205021 AU (4.5 billion km) Length of year 60,190 Earth Days | 164.904 Earth Years Length of day 0.67083 Earth Days"
A simplified image of Uranus against a dark blue background. Text in the top left reads "Uranus", text in the bottom right reads: "Diameter 51,100 Kilometers Average distance from the Sun 19.38530265458 AU (2.9 billion km) Length of year 30,687 Earth Days | 84.074 Earth Years Length of day 0.71875 Earth Days"
A slightly simplified rendering of Saturn against a dark blue background. The text in the top left corner reads "Saturn", the text in the bottom right reads: "Diameter: 143,000 Kilometers Average distance from The Sun 5.193924194 AU (777 million km) Length of year: 4,333 Earth Days | 11.8712 Earth Years Length of day 0.41388888 Earth Days"
A stylised rendering of Jupiter on a dark blue background. Text in the top left corner reads "Jupiter". Text in the bottom right corner reads: "Diameter 143,000 Kilometers Average distance from The Sun 5.193924194 AU (777 million km) Length of year 4.333 Earth Days | 11.8712 Earth Years Length of day 0.413888888 Earth Days"
A posterised rendering of Mars, made using vector graphics, on a dark blue background. The text in the top left reads "Mars", the text in the bottom right reads: "Distance 6,779 Kilometers Average distance from the Sun 1.530770451 AU (229 million km) Length of year 887 Earth Days | 1.88219 Earth Years Length of Day 1.02749125 Earth Days"
Elections England council results Number of councillors 18 of 23 councils.Counting under way. REF 586 586 (Reform UK: 586 councillors, 586 councillors gained) LD 340 141 (Liberal Democrat: 340 councillors, 141 councillors gained) CON 273 582 (Conservative: 273 councillors, 582 councillors lost) LAB 81 161 (Labour: 81 councillors, 161 councillors lost) IND 81 24 (Independent: 81 councillors, 24 councillors lost) GRN 74 42
A posterised image of The Moon, made as a vector graphic, on a dark blue background. Text in the top left corner reads: "The Moon", while text in the bottom right reads: "Diameter 3,474.8 Kilometers Average distance from The Earth 0.002567 AU (384,400 Km) Duration of orbit of Earth 27.3 Earth Days | 0.07479 Earth Years Time to rotate around axis 27.3 Earth Days"
A vector graphic image of Earth on a dark blue background. The text in the top left corner reads 'Earth', and the text in the bottom right corner reads: Diameter 12,756 Kilometers Average distance from The Sun 1 AU (108 million km) Length of year 365.256 Earth Days, 1 Earth Year Length of day 1 Earth Day
A vector graphic illustration of venus on a dark blue background. The text in the top left reads "Venus" while the text in the bottom right reads "Diameter 12,104 Kilometers Average distance from The Sun 0.721935409205 AU (108 million KM) Length of year 224,701 Earth Days 0.615619 Earth Years Length of day 243 Earth Days"
A vector graphic image of Mercury against a dark blue background. Text in the top left corner reads "Mercury". Text in the bottom right corner reads: "Diameter 4,880 kilometers Average distance from The Sun 0.38770605309 AU (58 million km) Length of year 87.9691 Earth Days 0.240846 Earth Years Length of day 176 Earth Days"