B3NN3TT

Putting a thousand words right out of business.

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All right, @lex_con, let’s do this! . Here from 6-10 tonight (!) and ALL DAY Friday through Sunday at the Central Bank Center, table 301. . #b3nn3tt #comics #lexingtonkentucky #lexingtoncomicandtoycon (at Central Bank Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqJZKdbOccF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A little last-minute, but NEXT WEEKEND I’ll be kicking off the 2023 comics tour at the Lexington Comic & Toy Con in lovely Lexington, KY. This will be my first time visiting, so I hope to see lots of new folks! Plenty of books and art for sale, and I’ll be taking commissions on a first-come first-served basis all weekend long. LET’S GET THIS THING STARTED. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp-miZzrxYu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I’ve got commissions to do, and I’ve got Christmas shipping to do, and here I am doing silly Wednesday Addams fan art. I can’t help it, the show is so adorable and so fun and so earnest. It took a few episodes to find its stride and I’m glad I stuck with it. . #Wednesday #wednesdayaddams #jennaortega #timburton @netflix @wednesdaynetflix @jennaortega #ink #b3nn3tt https://www.instagram.com/p/CmLHFOiO5KG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It’s getting to be that time again - so here’s the TOP NINE of 2022. People like Ludo, what do ya know. Thanks for all the fun and engaging interactions this year, everyone! Stick around, there’s plenty more where that came from. . #topnine #topnine2022 #b3nn3tt #inktober #inktober2022 #ink #labyrinth #ludo #davidbowie #jareth #sirdidymus #goblins https://www.instagram.com/p/CmKo5JlrEU4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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30 years ago today - happy anniversary to The Muppet Christmas Carol, my favorite post-Henson film. The New special extended edit is now available to watch on Disney + under “Extras”. Check it out! . #muppets #themuppets #muppetchristmascarol #themuppetchristmascarol #bobcratchit #charlesdickens #marleyandmarley #kermit #kermitthefrog #gonzo #thegreatgonzo #gonzothegreat #statlerandwaldorf #statler #waldorf #disney #jimhenson #ink #b3nn3tt https://www.instagram.com/p/CmDAb2TrIk7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Here’s another pre-show commission drawing for this weekend’s @galaxyconcolumbus! Hit me up if you’re attending and would like to get on the list. Table 1329, Friday Saturday AND Sunday! . #sandmanuniverse #sandman #tomsturridge @tomsturridge__ @neilhimself #neilgaiman #netflix @thesandmanofficial #vertigo #vertigocomics ##dccomics #dcvertigo #b3nn3tt https://www.instagram.com/p/Clhq6rLrWDr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Last appearance of 2022! . Find me at booth 1329 at @galaxyconcolumbus on December 2-4. Just got stock of my brand new art book, “Play the Music, Light the Lights 2” so those will be available with signatures and sketches. See you there? . #b3nn3tt #galaxycon #galaxyconcolumbus https://www.instagram.com/p/ClaD8nlOgwa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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FINALLY - the wait is over. Play the Music, Light the Lights Vol. 2 is now for sale through Amazon! Link in bio > . 96 pages, with a brand new introduction by the one and only @jarrodfairclough! . It’s available through most international Amazon stores as well, so check your local portal. If you aren’t able to purchase a copy in your location, drop me a note; I have copies that I can mail out as well. . If you’re coming to @galaxyconcolumbus on the first weekend of December, I’ll have copies for sale, and I’ll be signing and sketching in those for anyone who wants to buy one. . And as always, THANK YOU for making this possible. . . #jimhenson #muppets #themuppets #themuppetshow #sesamestreet #thedarkcrystal #fragglerock #emmettottersjugbandchristmas #kermitthefrog #gonzo #fozziebear #misspiggy #ink #inktober #b3nn3tt https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck__YROLIoT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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In celebration of the news of @thesandmanofficial series being renewed for a well-deserved second season at @netflix, here’s a recent black-cover commission Sketch from the October @motcitycomiccon of @tomsturridge__ and @kirbyhowellbaptiste as Dream and Death. Congrats to @neilhimself for finally getting Morpheus in front of so many eyes! Can’t wait for season 2. . #tomsturridge #kirbyhowellbaptiste #sandman #sandmannetflix #sandmanuniverse #dccomics #dcvertigo #vertigocomics #ink #comics #b3nn3tt https://www.instagram.com/p/CkluRF1OXUa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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As is tradition - just a 100-foot recap of all 31 drawings this year! Thanks again for all the support, and be on the lookout for the big art sale announcement, and perhaps some other announcements as well… . #jimhenson #georgelucas #labyrinth #davidbowie #jenniferconnelly #hoggle #ludo #sirdidymus #jareth #jareththegoblinking https://www.instagram.com/p/CkhTzDXL3tS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Inktober 2022 No. 30: You Have No Power Over Me . ”Damn, i can never remember that line...” . Sarah finally remembers the line - WHEN IT COUNTS. The clock strikes 13, Jareth tosses the crystal, and reverting to owl form, flies off into the night. One of the greatest female-empowering scenes of the decade! . In previous years I might have tried a big blow-out group shot to end the month, but not this time - I thought this particular moment was one of the most impactful in the entire film, and would make for a great exclamation point at the end of the month. . We did it! Another year in the books; thanks for all the support, as always; I honestly could never keep this up without all your help. The accountability aspect is 90% of the driving force in my Inktober efforts, so THANK YOU for the likes, shares, follows, comments and engagement over the past 31 days. . ART SALES: they will be happening sometime in November, if anyone wants to own an original or give one this holiday season. I am not sure how that’s going to happen yet, so keep an eye out here for an official announcement once the details are in place. . LABYRINTH was released this month on Netflix US, in case you want to take your own walk back through the maze to the Goblin City. I recommend it. . 50 minutes, 7.5x11”, @drphmartins Black Star and Pen-White ink with a @speedball_calligraphy 107 nib and @pentelofamerica medium-point black pigment Color Brush on @strathmoreart 400-series watercolor paper. . Soundtrack: Handsome Boy Modeling School - So … How’s Your Girl? . #ink #Inktober #inktober2022 #Labyrinth #GeorgeLucas #jimhenson #davidbowie #terryjones #starwars #themuppets #montypython #brianfroud #sarah #Jenniferconnelly #YouHaveNoPowerOverMe @Jennifer.Connelly @inktober https://www.instagram.com/p/CkZO6yCLT7O/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Inktober 2022 No. 30: Your Dreams . ”Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave.” . The Goblin King’s last stand! The Escher room has crumbled away, and Jareth and Sarah face off in a disturbing liminal zone, where Jareth takes on a benevolent demeanor, and a shimmering white fur and feather ensemble in stark contrast to the black and red getup in the scene previous. And he undertakes in some of the most shameless gaslighting we’ve seen yet! . Didn’t I say a new drawing for every costume change? This was a fun challenge, in addition to the facial expression likeness, I also had several different surface textures, a transparent crystal, foreshortening… you name it, I guess. Some portions are more successful than others, as usual, but you get what you get here, warts and all. . LABYRINTH was released this month on Netflix US, in case you want to take your own walk back through the maze to the Goblin City. I recommend it. . 95 minutes, 7.5x11”, @drphmartins Black Star and Pen-White ink with a @speedball_calligraphy 107 nib and @pentelofamerica medium-point black pigment Color Brush on @strathmoreart 400-series watercolor paper. . Soundtrack: Imogen Heap - I Megaphone . #ink #Inktober #inktober2022 #Labyrinth #GeorgeLucas #jimhenson #davidbowie #terryjones #starwars #themuppets #montypython #brianfroud #Jareth #goblinking #thegoblinking @davidbowie @inktober https://www.instagram.com/p/CkWUn2ou63E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Inktober 2022 No. 29: The Babe with the Power . ”You asked for the child to be taken, I took him.” . Toby! An exciting few cuts of Sarah trying to find her brother in the opposing planes of the Escher room with the Goblin King seemingly around every corner. Some great, creative filmmaking. . Well this one didn’t go like I expected it to. I ended up going WAY representational and ZERO expressive, but it seemed like the right way to go. So it was more of a Murray Tinkelman/Alan Cober riff, than a Bill Sienkiewicz. Babies, man; why do I do these things to myself… . LABYRINTH was released this month on Netflix US, in case you want to take your own walk back through the maze to the Goblin City. I recommend it. . 105 minutes, 7.5x11”, @drphmartins Black Star and Pen-White ink with a @speedball_calligraphy 107 nib and @pentelofamerica medium-point black pigment Color Brush on @strathmoreart 400-series watercolor paper. . Soundtrack: The Knife - Deep Cuts . #ink #Inktober #inktober2022 #Labyrinth #GeorgeLucas #jimhenson #davidbowie #terryjones #starwars #themuppets #montypython #brianfroud #toby #tobyfroud #baby #escher #mcescher @inktober https://www.instagram.com/p/CkTp06bu4y1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Inktober 2022 No. 28: Goblin King . ”Your eyes can be so cruel…” . The mullet to end all mullets! Who else could make that work besides David Bowie? Another dramatic costume change (though it isn’t really shown here) as Jareth confronts Sarah, who has solved his labyrinth, against all odds. . I feel like I’ve been struggling mightily with faces this month, so this one was kind of an ultimatum — a make-or-break day where I was determined to hit, rather than miss. So this one went well, I think. . LABYRINTH was released this month on Netflix US, in case you want to take your own walk back through the maze to the Goblin City. I recommend it. . 75 minutes, 7.5x11”, @drphmartins Black Star and Pen-White ink with a @speedball_calligraphy 107 nib and @pentelofamerica medium-point black pigment Color Brush on @strathmoreart 400-series watercolor paper. . Soundtrack: The Knife - Deep Cuts . #ink #Inktober #inktober2022 #Labyrinth #GeorgeLucas #jimhenson #davidbowie #terryjones #starwars #themuppets #montypython #brianfroud #Jareth #GoblinKing #mullet #b3nn3tt @davidbowie @inktober https://www.instagram.com/p/CkRtEdILG14/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Inktober 2022 No. 27: I have to face him alone . ”… because that’s the way it’s done.” . Yes, I skipped over the whole battle at the center of the Goblin City. Maybe some other time. The final showdown is such a magnificent set piece, I thought it deserved some more time and attention. . I’ve always hade a huge affinity for M.C. Escher, and now even moreso. What a set! I don’t know about this drawing; Sarah looks a little wooden to me, and the background was HARD to control. I give it a C. . LABYRINTH was released this month on Netflix US, in case you want to take your own walk back through the maze to the Goblin City. I recommend it. . 120 minutes, 7.5x11”, @drphmartins Black Star and Pen-White ink with a @speedball_calligraphy 107 nib and @pentelofamerica medium-point black pigment Color Brush on @strathmoreart 400-series watercolor paper. . Soundtrack: Ladytron - Velocifero . #ink #Inktober #inktober2022 #Labyrinth #GeorgeLucas #jimhenson #davidbowie #terryjones #starwars #themuppets #montypython #brianfroud #Jenniferconnelly #sarah #MCEscher #Escher #b3nn3tt @inktober https://www.instagram.com/p/CkPPtbdLdK7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Inktober 2022 No. 26: The Junk Lady . ”What's the matter my dear, don't you like your toys?” . I always thought this was a really powerful point in the movie, with Sarah being fed all her toys and memories to try to suppress the fact that the entire world was a shambles. And I always think it’s a little unsettling when a character who is not a part of this world happens to know an awful lot about it… . I think parts of this were really pretty successful, and others not so much; there’s a lot of surface to cover and a lot of “things” that you just have to suggest, or you’ll go insane. I took inspiration from Toppi where I felt like I could, and freestyled a lot. Good learning experience. . LABYRINTH was released this month on Netflix US, in case you want to take your own walk back through the maze to the Goblin City. I recommend it. . 115 minutes, 7.5x11”, @drphmartins Black Star and Pen-White ink with a @speedball_calligraphy 107 nib and @pentelofamerica medium-point black pigment Color Brush on @strathmoreart 400-series watercolor paper. . Soundtrack: XTC - Black Sea . #ink #Inktober #inktober2022 #Labyrinth #GeorgeLucas #jimhenson #davidbowie #terryjones #starwars #themuppets #montypython #brianfroud #junklady #dontyoulikeyourtoys #charliebear #flopsy #b3nn3tt @inktober https://www.instagram.com/p/CkMt_UvLOF8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Inktober 2022 No. 25: As the World Falls Down . ”Throw down your weapons and I’ll see that you're well treated.” . THE SCENE THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSAND SHIPS. One more killer wardrobe change from the Goblin King, and another for Sarah as well, and a show-stopping musical scene. . Not the last Goblin King this month, but one more step towards something I’m happy with. This one turned out OK. COSTUMES, MAN. And HAIR. Why do I do this to myself… . LABYRINTH was released this month on Netflix US, in case you want to take your own walk back through the maze to the Goblin City. I recommend it. . 105 minutes, 7.5x11”, @drphmartins Black Star and Pen-White ink with a @speedball_calligraphy 107 nib and @pentelofamerica medium-point black pigment Color Brush on @strathmoreart 400-series watercolor paper. . Soundtrack: La Roux - La Roux . #ink #Inktober #inktober2022 #Labyrinth #GeorgeLucas #jimhenson #davidbowie #terryjones #starwars #themuppets #montypython #brianfroud #Goblinking #sarah #Jareth #jenniferConnelly #astheworldfallsdown #b3nn3tt @inktober https://www.instagram.com/p/CkKJjoLrauc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=