The Charlatans 'We Are Love' print available for pre-order now from Cover-Versions.com at a reduced price! Launching at Tim Burgess' London Merch Market, January 11th 2026! @tim-burgess.bsky.social @thecharlatans.bsky.social

Art v Artist 2025

One for the cool kids. A little suggestion for a Christmas gift, Miles Davis, now available as an A3 print on cover-versions.com

Big love to Oasis and Coldplay who have sent lots of goodie bags for us to give away at The Merch Market in London on January 11th Poster by @bentheillustrator.bsky.social

One for the grown ups. A little suggestion for a Christmas gift, Kate Bush 'Wuthering Heights', now available as an A3 print on cover-versions.com

One for the rock kids. A little suggestion for a Christmas gift, The White Stripes 'Hotel Yorba', now available as an A3 print on cover-versions.com

One for the indie kids. A little suggestion for a Christmas gift, The Charlatans 'Sproston Green', now available as an A3 print on cover-versions.com @tim-burgess.bsky.social @thecharlatans.bsky.social

One for the ravers. A little suggestion for a Christmas gift, Daft Punk 'Around the World', now available as an A3 print on Cover-Versions.com

One for the punks. A little suggestion for a Christmas gift, Iggy Pop 'The Passenger', now available as an A3 print on Cover-Versions.com

One for the jazz aficionados. A little suggestion for a Christmas gift, Thelonius Monk, now available as an A3 print on Cover-Versions.com

💛THE CHARLATANS 'WE ARE LOVE' ART PRINT After hearing @thecharlatans.bsky.social album, ideas bubbled up and I had to celebrate an album of the year! @tim-burgess.bsky.social loved it so the print launches at Tim’s London Merch Market 11 Jan! For a reduced price pre-order now Cover-Versions.com

💛THE CHARLATANS 'WE ARE LOVE' ART PRINT After hearing @thecharlatans.bsky.social album, ideas bubbled up and I had to celebrate an album of the year! @tim-burgess.bsky.social loved it so the print launches at Tim’s London Merch Market 11 Jan! For a reduced price pre-order now Cover-Versions.com

Freelancing in 2025. I know things get busy but we're all just kids out here trying our best. If a project falls through send a quick note, we're all human, all good. Of course if you'd like to work together, no ghosts, get in touch! My alt portfolio bendraws.com

A shorter-than-usual weekly post on my Substack this week... Mani. bentheillustrator.substack.com/p/mani

PRINTS FOR MUSIC LOVERS! This set is none of my favourite projects I worked on this year. Something for everyone? Let's see... The White Stripes, Daft Punk, Kate Bush, The Charlatans, Iggy Pop, Thelonius Monk and Miles Davis! All A3 and available from Cover-Versions.com

PRINTS FOR MUSIC LOVERS! This set is none of my favourite projects I worked on this year. Something for everyone? Let's see... The White Stripes, Daft Punk, Kate Bush, The Charlatans, Iggy Pop, Thelonius Monk and Miles Davis! All A3 and available from Cover-Versions.com

For the crate diggers and the sleeve freaks! Here's the run down of all our available stock of 12" prints until the end of the year! Need a gift? Treating yourself? We've got everything from Blondie to the Beasties and INXS to Run DMC 💛 Cover-Versions.com 💛

For the crate diggers and the sleeve freaks! Here's the run down of all our available stock of 12" prints until the end of the year! Need a gift? Treating yourself? We've got everything from Blondie to the Beasties and INXS to Run DMC 💛 Cover-Versions.com 💛

What’s your favourite track from We Are Love???? I’ll start: Now Everything What’re you saying? Artwork by @bentheillustrator.bsky.social

JUST A FEW HOURS LEFT TO GET 25% OFF ALL PRINTS ON cover-versions.com! Get your Christmas shopping DONE.

Coffee and a classic. The Charlatans 'We Are Love' is out today! @tim-burgess.bsky.social @thecharlatans.bsky.social 🙏

NEW WORK POST! A little update of recent work for good folks including Tim Burgess, Goldie, Experience Life Magazine and The Hushed podcast. Fancy working together? Get in touch [email protected] / bentheillustrator.com

New! The Hushed podcast artwork I created the cover illustration for the new podcast The Hushed: Men, Stories, and What We Don’t Say, a thoughtful series exploring modern masculinity, men’s mental health and the conversations we often avoid. BenTheIllustrator.com

LONDON! THE MERCH MARKET IS COMING! Tim Burgess and the whole Tim Peaks crew are heading to London in January for another super Merch Market. And I'll be there with cover-versions.com! Stalls are free - No commission - four amazing venues @tim-burgess.bsky.social

LONDON! THE MERCH MARKET IS COMING! Tim Burgess and the whole Tim Peaks crew are heading to London in January for another super Merch Market. And I'll be there with cover-versions.com! Stalls are free - No commission - four amazing venues @tim-burgess.bsky.social

☕️🍰 What if Adidas did coffee & cake? From my alternative style portfolio, full project on BenDraws.com

I was recently commissioned to create an artwork which was gifted to the one and only Goldie. The artwork depicts the man himself and a whole collection of items from his legendary career, and was printed with some lush gold foiling.

Lemmy. A3 original pencil drawing, now available from Cover-Versions.com ♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️♠️

Went to see @thebeths.bsky.social last night in Bristol, phenomenal as ever so here's an entirely unofficial poster featuring Little Mike (iykyk).

New original pencil drawing on my store! 🖤 Robert Smith of @thecure.com 🖤 ✨ ben-obrien.com/print-store ✨ A3 graphite pencil on watercolour paper, signed, £45.

New original pencil drawing on my store! 🖤♥️ Amy Winehouse ♥️🖤 ✨ ben-obrien.com/print-store ✨ A3 graphite pencil on watercolour paper, signed, £45.

New original pencil drawing on my store! Tim Burgess of The Charlatans live at Castlefield Bowl. ✨ www.ben-obrien.com/print-store ✨ A3 graphite pencil on watercolour paper, signed, £45. @tim-burgess.bsky.social 🙌

Artwork by @bentheillustrator.bsky.social

One last cleaned up drawing from Kendal Calling and who better than @bmxbanditsduglas.bsky.social ! @tim-burgess.bsky.social

Another drawing from the weekend, the brilliant Kidd!

The 'Tim' in Tim Peaks, @tim-burgess.bsky.social DJing on Friday!

The Gospel and The Miracle Seeds, probably two of the BIGGEST sounding bands we saw at Tim Peaks Diner all weekend!

A few drawings from in and around the diner, what makes Tim Peaks like a festival within a festival, the coffee, the pizza, the vinyl and merch... and of course, Tiny Tim Peaks.

Did someone say signed limited edition Inspiral Carpets vinyl? (One of my sons highlights was sitting eating his bacon butty while the actual Inspirals sign records around him). @inspiralcarpets.bsky.social @tim-burgess.bsky.social

Your new favourite indie band... The Cavs! This was a pretty special one, 10 years of going to Kendal Calling and then they get to play there thanks to @tim-burgess.bsky.social

Another young musician in the making, the brilliant Kenna Mai Johnston, performing a full set at Tim Peaks Diner! (She dropped a Cure cover that was just perfect).

Another Kendal Calling catch-up... the insanely talented Julia Violinista at Tim Peaks Diner!

The brilliant Lissy Taylor grabbing her guitar from the woodlands stage to drop in for a surprise performance with @chrishawkinsdj.bsky.social! @tim-burgess.bsky.social

Absolute icons @chrishawkinsdj.bsky.social interviewing @bmxbanditsduglas.bsky.social during Tim Peaks FM (a radio show not on the radio). @tim-burgess.bsky.social

I realised nearly all my Bluesky posts didn't post from Kendal Calling! Looking back then... here's The Cords! @tim-burgess.bsky.social

Mar Gunnarsson bringing some Icelandic beauty to Tim Peaks Diner!

INSPIRAL CARPETS LIVE!

Inspiral Carpets sound check!

Tim Peaks Diner is open! @tim-burgess.bsky.social

Setting off on the trek north to Kendal Calling! Here's a few more drawings from last year's Tim Peaks Diner! 🐙☕️🎤🎻🎸 @tim-burgess.bsky.social 🙏