Ben Claassen III is a

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and

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originally from

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who frequently works with non-traditional media such as stencils, long exposure photography, sign painting techniques, and the use of stop-motion animation via a

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. He is best known for his illustrations in

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's first book, ''

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'', weekly illustrations in ''

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'', and for the weekly comic strip, ''DIRTFARM''. ''DIRTFARM'' has appeared in several

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publications, including ''

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'', ''Antigravity Magazine'', ''The St. John Sun Times'', and the ''Chattanooga Pulse''. Claassen co-created and illustrated killoggs.com,Morris, Holly. "Blogging Burgeons As a Form of Web Expression ", '' U.S. News & World Report'', US, 7 January 2001. which was an early social media site started in 1999 that has since gone private. In addition to his other work, Claassen keeps a daily comic journal, does work as a freelance illustrator / graphic designer, and paints large paintings (which are on permanent display at Galaxy Hut in Arlington, VA & Spacebar in Falls Church, VA).

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Ben Claassen III's homepage
DIRTFARM
(weekly comic)
Killoggs
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