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Illustration Friday: Propagate

February 21st, 2010 Ben Powis

PropogateAn ambitious farmer explores ways to feed the villagers of Afar by propagated farming.

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Illustration Friday: Adrift

February 14th, 2010 Ben Powis

AdriftCast adrift down the awash river; uncle Monakle was one of the greatest explorers of Afar, he dared to venture into untouched jungles and braved dangerous worlds in search of the unknown!

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Illustration Friday: Muddy

February 7th, 2010 Ben Powis

Muddy“In the marshlands of Afar you must walk with caution, for quickmud lies at the roots of many a tree.”

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Illustration Friday: Focused

February 4th, 2010 Ben Powis

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“Old Goldhorn are the most elusive of the mountain creatures. Easily startled, it takes the most focused hunter to claim one.”

Organic Planet

January 28th, 2010 Ben Powis

These images are a response to some recent reading on climate change, and about respecting the world we live in generally. I hope that’s not too heavy, enjoy the pictures! :) (click for a bigger view!)

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Organic Planet Bad

Glowbugs Awaken…

January 23rd, 2010 Ben Powis

Page one from a forthcoming story…

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Inside ‘Gulf Coast’

January 5th, 2010 Ben Powis

I got a look at a print copy of Gulf Coast 22.1 this morning, my ‘Burial of the Dead‘ reproduced really well, check out some snapshots below!

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‘You gave me hyacinths first a year ago’

January 2nd, 2010 Ben Powis

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‘They called me the hyacinth girl’ – page 7 of my graphic interpretation of ‘The Burial Of The Dead‘, the first quarter of ‘The Waste Land‘ by T.S. Elliot which is featured in issue 22.1 of the Gulf Coast Literary Journal. You can check out the whole thing by picking up a copy of the magazine, which also features cover artwork by me! Click the image for a bigger view!

The Drowned Phoenician Sailor

November 20th, 2009 Ben Powis

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Here is another page (page eight) from my graphic interpretation of ‘The Burial Of The Dead‘, the first quarter of ‘The Waste Land‘ by T.S. Elliot which is featured in issue 22.1 of the Gulf Coast Literary Journal. You can check out the whole thing by picking up a copy of the magazine, which also features cover artwork by me! Click the image for a bigger view!

‘April is the cruellest month’

November 13th, 2009 Ben Powis

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Here is page one of my graphic interpretation of ‘The Burial Of The Dead‘, the first quarter of ‘The Waste Land‘ by T.S. Elliot which is featured in issue 22.1 of the Gulf Coast Literary Journal. You can check out the whole thing by picking up a copy of the magazine, which also features cover artwork by me! Click the image for a bigger view!