Space as Art

We planned an expedition to photograph the eclipse in May 2012 and created a poster from select photos showing the progression of the eclipse. Photographed in Nevada at center line along the eclipse. I then added a central Mayan calendar and designed the elements for border and overall design, including a beautiful NASA image for the background. This was a personal project for fun, joining my interests for astronomy, graphics, fine arts and illustration.

"Eclipse 2012"

Poster art for Giclee Art prints. Astro Photography, illustration, design and graphics by myself. All digital, using Illustrator and Photoshop. placing the eclipse exposures in sequence.

" Planet Love"

Astronomical Illustration of a view of a green gas giant from a high orbit of it's Moon.

Buckminster Fuller once speculated Gravity was Love. I thought, Why Not!

"Star of David"

Astro Surrealism as I call it is a series of works I did where deep space, stars and nebula are the canvas and paint for an image. This is "Star of David". Acrylic on 4-ply rag board.

"Sacred Way"

is self portrait depicting an astronomical artist tens of thousands of years ago. We've actually been able to date past astronomical events from cave art and petroglyphs. Done in acrylic on 8-ply Rag Board.

"Begins"

"Begins" demonstrates in an archetypal astrosurrealist form (my name for this subject type). I started imagining this type of image when I was in my late teens. Years later realizing the idea in many paintings and illustrations.

"Quasar"

(Quasi-Stellar Source)

I just had to imagine what it would possibly be like in proximity to such an almost mythical astronomical object. This was done in acrylic on prepared Masonite.

"Giving Thing 2"

Giving Thing #1 was all acrylic that I did for a book " Dialogues with Scientists and Sages" published in Germany and England. The female hand here in #2 is a 3D model, and the male hand is standard acrylic illustration.