2Kings 2:23-24 “From there Professor X went up to the town of Bethel. As he was traveling along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. ‘Get out of here, baldy!’ they said. ‘Get out of here, baldy!’ He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse onContinue reading “Drawing Bible Verses- The Hypnotizing of She-Bears- 2 Kings 2:23-24”
Author Archives: The Art of Ben Riddlebarger
Drawing Bible Verses- Revelation 14:14
Revelation 14:14 “I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man, with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp scythe in his hand.”
Drawing Bible Verses- The Tale of Ren and Stimpy Genesis 4
Genesis 4 Adam and Eve had two sons, Ren and Stimpy. Stimpy kept flocks, and Ren worked the soil. One day, they both brought an offering to God. God liked Stimpy’s gifts much more than Ren’s. This totally pissed Ren off and he turned his face away from God. God then said to Ren,Continue reading “Drawing Bible Verses- The Tale of Ren and Stimpy Genesis 4”
Drawing Bible Verses- Genesis 22- God commands Homer to sacrifice Bart
Genesis 22:2,6-10 Then God said to Homer, “Take your only son, whom you love—Bart—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you… Homer took wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire andContinue reading “Drawing Bible Verses- Genesis 22- God commands Homer to sacrifice Bart”
Drawing Bible Verses- The Count Birthing a World- Genesis 15:5
Genesis 15:5 God took him outside and said, “Now look toward the heavens, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” And God said to him, “So shall your descendants be so numerous”
The Legend of Surf and Turf
So what do you think the back story is? Please share in the comments.
Taking the Prince to His Lessons
Drawing Bible Verses- Predator Jesus Feeds the 4000- Matthew 15
Matthew 15:32-37 (where he just finished preaching to a huge crowd along a countryside).- “Predator Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for all these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry or they mayContinue reading “Drawing Bible Verses- Predator Jesus Feeds the 4000- Matthew 15”
Tidy, the Last Purifidillo
A Slightly Disturbing Coloring Book for Adultish Children and Childish Adults This 23 page coloring book is about a hungry little creature named Tidy who travels the world eating up messes. He loves things to taste as gross as possible. Each HUGE 11×17 page is about something nasty in this world that Tidy enjoys eating.Continue reading “Tidy, the Last Purifidillo”
Deep Below the Monsters Feast
I have been noticing while at friends’ homes that they do not have art in their bathrooms-other than fake flowers growing mold above their medicine cabinets or a matching towel set wrinkled up in the corner. Considering how used that space is in a normal home I think this needs changed. I decided to sitContinue reading “Deep Below the Monsters Feast”
Deep Sea Lovers-
This is a two piece set I did while watching some underwater documentaries. There are so many secrets the oceans still hold- perhaps these two are down there somewhere right now, still madly in love. If you would like to add these two lovers to your walls, you can find them hanging around here.
You Were Always the Droid I was Looking For- 4 Robots =1 Love
Here are two separate pieces about finding one’s true love. Love holds no prejudice and is boundless. If you would like to purchase either of these two pieces they are available online here.
The Eternal lands of Dayton Ohio
Here is a fantasy style map of the neighborhoods that make up Dayton, Ohio. If you would like to purchase one of these maps for yourself and see it up close and personal you can do so here.
The Stillborn Passing (rough edit)
Everything will eventually end. Cycle 19- In the year of the falling turtles The Compolche walked in tight rows behind the old man, through foliage so thick that they had to twist and weave through the jungle like torn flags waving in a brutal wind. Though there were hundreds of them, they were silent, asContinue reading “The Stillborn Passing (rough edit)”
Coffee and Zombies
I worked at a coffee shop in a the arts district of my town back in 2007. I would sit out on the patio each morning before my shift started and draw people who walked by as zombies. I had to hide a lot of them from customers peering over and being offended. I tookContinue reading “Coffee and Zombies”
Learning to Cope with Life Through Art…
We are all survivors! It is a very difficult process to be born into this world and up until recently in human history, you were a joyful gem to have been born alive, let alone to survive past infancy. So we know, unconsciously, from birth that we were brought into this world to fight ourContinue reading “Learning to Cope with Life Through Art…”
The Embrace of Sages
These two have lived multiple lifetimes and have sought out each other in all of them. Some love is so strong that the souls will do anything to join.
Spacial Wanderings Art Show Feb. 2014
I had a solo set show in Dayton Ohio in February 2014. The show was based around my obsession with outer space. All the pieces were made specifically with this gallery show in mind. If you would like to see the illustrations for this show please check out my space art gallery.
The Evolution of a Saturian
Here is a triptych I did of the evolutionary changes of intelligent life on Saturn. Here are the color and original black and white line work. This piece is available upon request if you like it. Look closely and you will see how that some Saturians went somewhere else too. I believe alien life isContinue reading “The Evolution of a Saturian”
A Bouquet of Color Illustrations
Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.- Kahlil Gibran
The Art of Ben Riddlebarger 