Ben Livingstone
@benlivingstone.bsky.social
Tea-loving novelist, artist, short story writer, poet and game designer.
Author of "Cascade of Fire". Learning Hindi.
Author of "Cascade of Fire". Learning Hindi.
February 5, 2026 at 4:20 AM
So, I went to a meeting and was going to do a portrait, but realized I'd forgotten my eraser! So I did without. I'm not too unhappy with it. #pencilportrait #art
February 4, 2026 at 8:51 PM
So, I went to a meeting and was going to do a portrait, but realized I'd forgotten my eraser! So I did without. I'm not too unhappy with it. #pencilportrait #art
Here's a reminder that I will now be accepting commissions for artwork. At the moment, this will be limited to graphite or charcoal sketches, but I will be including oil painting at some time in the future. Many of the works I've already posted are also available.
January 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Here's a reminder that I will now be accepting commissions for artwork. At the moment, this will be limited to graphite or charcoal sketches, but I will be including oil painting at some time in the future. Many of the works I've already posted are also available.
Just letting everyone know that I will now be accepting commissions for artwork. At the moment, this will be limited to graphite or charcoal sketches, but I will be including oil painting at some time in the future.
January 30, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Just letting everyone know that I will now be accepting commissions for artwork. At the moment, this will be limited to graphite or charcoal sketches, but I will be including oil painting at some time in the future.
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Just found out this dude’s store is called Dreamhaven Books. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Just found out this dude’s store is called Dreamhaven Books. dreamhavenbooks.com
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As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
"It does no good to dream of light
In the hour when night descends,
Or appease the ones who take delight
In the killing of our friends..."
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In the hour when night descends,
Or appease the ones who take delight
In the killing of our friends..."
www.facebook.com/ben.livingst...
Ben Livingstone
The Day of the Fearful
The fearful gathered in noisy rooms,
And railed against the open times.
"A threat in every whistled tune!
Fear in every rhyme!
Strangers, lovers and the poor,
Painters, poets,....
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January 24, 2026 at 11:47 PM
"It does no good to dream of light
In the hour when night descends,
Or appease the ones who take delight
In the killing of our friends..."
www.facebook.com/ben.livingst...
In the hour when night descends,
Or appease the ones who take delight
In the killing of our friends..."
www.facebook.com/ben.livingst...
January 23, 2026 at 6:48 PM
January 22, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Cool machines fuelled by emotional energy, and a protagonist worth rooting for! Book 2, out now! #indieauthor #YAfantasy www.lindyenns.com/copy-of-when...
When Shadows Fall | Lindy Enns
A young adult fantasy novel about an anxious teen who must brave a perilous shadow world to save her sister.
www.lindyenns.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Cool machines fuelled by emotional energy, and a protagonist worth rooting for! Book 2, out now! #indieauthor #YAfantasy www.lindyenns.com/copy-of-when...
I ruined a few paintings by trusting that cheap canvasses were "pre-primed". So, now I'm working at three paintings at once--properly gessoed this time. Making so much more progress than I did working on one at a time! #art #oilpainting
January 17, 2026 at 10:10 AM
I ruined a few paintings by trusting that cheap canvasses were "pre-primed". So, now I'm working at three paintings at once--properly gessoed this time. Making so much more progress than I did working on one at a time! #art #oilpainting
January 14, 2026 at 3:33 AM
My poem about current events, and the villains that brought us here:
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Ben Livingstone
The Day of the Fearful
The fearful gathered in noisy rooms,
And railed against the open times.
"A threat in every whistled tune!
Fear in every rhyme!
Strangers, lovers and the poor,
Painters, poets,....
www.facebook.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:53 AM
My poem about current events, and the villains that brought us here:
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January 6, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Happy New Year, everyone! Here's another trois crayons still life, with a camel teapot, books and a tape measure. #contecrayon #stilllife
January 1, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Happy New Year, everyone! Here's another trois crayons still life, with a camel teapot, books and a tape measure. #contecrayon #stilllife
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Lucien Levy Dhurmer, Constantinople (The Harbour) - Evening.
Pastel on paper, undated
Pastel on paper, undated
December 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Lucien Levy Dhurmer, Constantinople (The Harbour) - Evening.
Pastel on paper, undated
Pastel on paper, undated
December 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Le Amiche (The Friends) - Aleardo Terzi , 1913
December 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Le Amiche (The Friends) - Aleardo Terzi , 1913
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Léonard Misonne - La vie est dure, 1933
December 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Léonard Misonne - La vie est dure, 1933
December 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Ruth Smith Nielsen (Faroe Islands 5 April 1913 - 26 May 1958) - Móðir mín, 1952.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Ruth Smith Nielsen (Faroe Islands 5 April 1913 - 26 May 1958) - Móðir mín, 1952.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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My personal top picks from July 2025.
Do you have a favorite?
Do you have a favorite?
December 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
My personal top picks from July 2025.
Do you have a favorite?
Do you have a favorite?