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I’m finally resurfacing after a bit of inansity. 1.) My laptop died and I so I don’t have access to Adobe (on which I do almost all of my artwork) or $ for a new Mac… not to fear - will have a stopgap in place pretty soon. 2.) My magazine TheFatherLife.com has been doing very well with our traffic growing 5x in December! So, I’ve been busy riding that wave and pushing things along. 2009 promises to be a very, very big year for the mag!

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(November 2008) - Based on shot out of recent GQ; Daniel Craig, Quantum of Solace. Photographed into and layered in Adobe ImageReady.

Full size images are available on flickr.com/benmurphyonline

Remember, all my work is DISTRIBUTED THROUGH FLICKR, feel free to download and JUST PAY ME WHAT YOU WANT.

Enjoy! -B

So, here’s the deal… I think art should be accessible. I believe that strongly. So strongly, in fact, that all my work can be downloaded from Flickr.com/BENMURPHYONLINE.

I had an ImageKind shop; they’re great folks, but it was a pain for me to maintain. And I really like this approach better, so here we go! There’s only 3 rules:

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Playing with Darren Hoyt’s MIMBO WP Theme… if my site looks odd for a bit that’s why… it’s a really cool theme and we’re working on it being the next version of my magazine TheFatherLife.com… will keep y’all posted! -B

Original Image: Okko Pyykko

I gotta say that, in general, I don’t feel this way — I live a pretty self-actualized life. But there are days aren’t there? And I have the feeling I’m one of the lucky few who don’t feel this way on a regular basis.

So, lesson? Get off your ass and make life happen for yourself. -B

You can grab all the full-size images on my Flickr page.