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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Tower of Saints and Sinners" Maybe my most overtly fantasy work yet! I'd like to imagine this thing has been here for centuries, and whatever these figures are doing in there keeps the distant city safe. Everyone is wise not to ask any questions about it #art #illustration #creepy #horror #scifi

In shadow, a towering obelisk is visible center frame in the foreground. The structure has a red, glowing doorway at the base. Following the tendrils and various carvings in the side of the building up to the top, 3 skulls are placed of inhuman size. 3 figures walk towards the doorway, their faces away from the camera and lit by the door.

In the background, a hazy yellow and burnt sky envelopes the city in the distance, as if a thick haze is omnipresent (think Bladerunner 2049 Las Vegas)

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Over halfway through the year, felt like sharing some of the pieces I've worked on in 2026! I have several half finished paintings sitting around on my iPad, they'll live eventually Excited to feel that fall is slowly creeping in 🎃 #art #creepy #horror #digitalart #procreate

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

New piece 👏 A Being opens a window, and attempts to take an innocent look at a world unfamiliar to It, contorting our reality in the process #art #horror #DigitalPainting #Procreate

A digital painting. The viewer looks up to a sunny, mostly blue sky with a few clouds, past the trees. In the sky, a door or window is open, seemingly from nowhere, leading into a black abyss. Inside the abyss, a giant creature from another world stares back. It has two cataract eyes, a hollowed nose, and facial features that stretch down like a mask. It also has a gaping mouth with many teeth. It does not appear to be paying much attention to whatever small life forms sit on planet earth, perhaps it doesn't even perceive us.

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

“3:14 AM” New digital painting! Had a ton of fun with this one, got some nice friend feedback too which feels great #art #horror #illustration

A digital painting, rendered realistically, of a scene inside a bedroom taken from the perspective of someone in bed. Its night and dark in the room, the flash is on, and at the edge of the bed stands a figure half in shadow with impossibly long arms. It descends into darkness before you see the face

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

#SaintMantis in my style, originally by the talented @owllog.bsky.social! Might've gone a little overboard with the artistic liberties here but was enjoying this creature a TON! #art #illustration

A digital painting of a mantis-esque person rendered in a realistic concept art style. The mantis person has one arm, with the ending "claw" containing a few fingers. Shoulder blades and pelvic bones protrude out, pushing the skin. The eyes are completely sunken in with only small highlights for pupils, and behind a head sits a renaissance style halo. It's mouth is agape with sharp, uneven teeth and a small nose.

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hi #PortfolioDay - I'm Ben 👋 Freelance illustrator & full time product development lead Focusing on digital painting ghosts and eerie interiors, but sometimes ink in black and white. I have only a couple of spots open, but don't hesitate to reach out with your ideas! 🖥️ benblissart.com #art

A digital painting, rendered realistically, of a woman in a black dress, half cropped by the frame, standing on a chair. Only her hand is visible skin. She stands in front of a dark window, and folksy household objects are scattered about. It’s unclear what the woman is doing

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

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

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

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

New digital painting! Lots of texture in this one. Took forever and I could probably work on it forever more, but there’s some more exciting work I wanna start on #art #illustration #horror #painting

A digital painting rendered realistically of some sort of in progress or abandoned room. The room is not fully constructed, with visible beams and flooring pieces. There are planks of bare wood and boxes and an old AC unit under a brightly lit window. The right half of the painting is a warm and bright area lit hy the window, the left half is dimly lit and shaded behind a corner wall. In the darkness, an uninteligable figure sits with it’s hands on it’s knees, partially obscured by a beam in the foreground.

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

“Unease” There’s something disturbing to me about quiet, interior spaces like this. I focus on them more as a painting challenge, but there’s more to it that’s super interesting to me. I could’ve explored that a bit further, but I liked this one as is! #art #illustration #painting #creepy

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Chunky lad in the jungle, soaking up the rays for the rest of us #illustration #art #pen #ink #drawing #relax

A weird little baby thing lays on the ground in the jungle, surrounded by plants, a lemur tail, and butterflies. He basks in the sunlight, contently.

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Finally a new piece! Originally this was going to be quite different, with multiple figures, but it felt way too distracting, so I focused in on the doctor and “patient” #art #horror #illustration #painting

A doctor looking forlorn into the camera as he performs surgery on a covered patient. The patient is a sickly green pale with tubes emanating from its abdomen. Only the stomach is uncovered by sheets, with a slice made in the stomach. The background is a void of vague darkness and implied medical equipment.

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Art vs. Artist('s cat) 2025: I didn't actually think I had 8 things to share from this year since I work slowly, but having enough was nice to see! Will do more next year, enough to choose some favs! #art #illustration #artvsartist #painting #noai #horror #darkart #artistsofbsky

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

“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

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

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

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

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

“The BBQ” Digital painting again after way too long of a break #art #illustration #painting #horror

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

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

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

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

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

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

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

"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

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

"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

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

"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

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

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

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kinpraw @kinpraw.carrd.co · 15/01/2025

White Flower Garden Louie havin a snooze after a tough battle #pikmin #b3d

A 3d render of a scene from Pikmin 2. Captain Louie is sleeping on the Five-man Napsack surrounded by pikmin, Olimar, and the fresh corpse of a Burrowing Snagret.

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Jillian Hagadorn @jillianhagadorn.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Hello Bluesky! Doing a hard launch here and what better day than on #portfolioday I am a painter and portrait artist living in the Upstate NY area. I enjoy using bold colors and a surrealist touch to bring mindscapes to life. Insta: @jillianhagadorn #art #artist #painting #drawing @bsky.art

“Blue Fields” 29 x 33in Oil on Canvas 2019

(The Tale of a) "Short Leash" 9 x 12in Acrylic and paint markers on canvas 2024

“The Standoff” 41 x 36in Oil on canvas 2019

“Untiled Works on Paper 2” 30 x 22in Oil on paper 2019

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Nick Zweig @nickzweig.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

2024 was a crazy year and one where my short film I am Duck started really going through the festival circuit! 7 festivals, 5 awards, here is to more festivals and more short films in 2025! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSri... #animation #shortfilm #Shortanimation #Indieanimation #2danimation #art #film

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I Am Duck

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Nick Zweig @nickzweig.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Dipping my toes into Bluesky and wanted to start with one of my films, Gobbits! Will be posting more of my shorts over the next few days, share it if you like it, share it if you hate it! #Animation #art #shortfilm #cartoon #indie #animator www.nickzweiganimation.com/shorts/gobbits

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Gobbits — Nick Zweig

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

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

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

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

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

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

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

If you see this, post something monochromatic 🌚🌝 #art #illustration @bsky.art

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Bit late to this party ⚔️ I have also never drawn armor before 😶‍🌫️ Elite knights opt to tie the rotting, patchwork faces of their enemies to their helmets. Combat is usually avoided, as foes flee in terror at this grotesque sight #art #illustration @gorangligovic.bsky.social

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Random sketches from a while back that never made it here I think the last 2 were done on my phone back before I got an iPad? The first was for a pen/ink zine that happened right at the start of covid. Was channeling my anxiety being around people in that one #art #illustration #sketch

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

“Ghosts in New Hampshire Vol. 1” Digital painting of an extremely rad B&B we stayed at in Tilton NH 🍁 #art #painting #illustration #creepy

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Since everything is removed from Twitter I felt like re-posting all of these daily Barts at once. I think there are even some barts in here I never posted for one reason or another. All 50+ days or Bart TODAY

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Introduce yourself with 4 movies: 🌞

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

"Time Passed" I intended for this to be comforting more than creepy. I think everyone could use some calm right now, so I pushed myself through some procrastination to finish it, I hope people can enjoy it! Full resolution for your desktop BG or something: ibb.co/RB6Ynz8 #art #illustration

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

Re-posts of some landscape photography studies I was doing to practice those ✨digital painting✨ skills. I think these are in order from newest to oldest of the ones I was pretty happy with. I can definitely see progress, which is IMMENSELY encouraging as a non-painter person #art #illustration

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

Re-posting this album cover I did for a friend's band. Took a while but I had a lot of fun with it. This definitely was the start of some similar stylistic exploration that I'm still trying to hone in on I forget we can do hashtags here and they actually do stuff #illustration #freelance #art

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

If you see this, post a monster!

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Not a repost just something from today while I had some free time #comic #sketch

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

It’s Repost Raturday so here’s some more old art 🎊 don’t say I never did nothin for ya

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

Thus begins the art reposting to populate my media feed. Please wish me luck on this journey

Digital painting of The Treachery of Images but the pipe is bart from the simpsons

Painting of hands resting on a green jacket with low sunlight

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BenBlissArt @benblissart.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

My desire to make a good first impression on this platform is at odds with how much I don’t want to migrate all of my past art to here. I’ll get around to it eventually, but engagement isn’t really why I do this. I guess it’s not a big deal either way!

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