Rob Rey
@robreyart.bsky.social
Art of Science and the Cosmic Perspective Human Made Oil Paintings More Art: https://www.robreyart.com Prints: https://robrey.storenvy.com
8x6in New tiny painting on EveryDayOriginal.com tomorrow, 8/20. The experience of awe when contemplating the scale of the universe often creates what researchers call the “small self” effect. A psychological state of feeling small, but exhilarated, that reminds us to think outside of ourselves.
Detail of a new tiny painting coming to EveryDayOriginal.com this Thursday, Aug 20th! This image represents about 4 inches in height of the actual painting.
A Glimpse of the Mysterious 9 x 12 inches, Oil, 2019 ”The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science." -Albert Einstein, The World As I See It Prints: robrey.storenvy.com
Cosmic Awareness 30x24 in, 2022 An allegorical figure representing humanity waking up to the vastness of the universe in which we live. “We are a way for the cosmos to know itself” -Carl Sagan Prints: robrey.storenvy.com
Dust of Life Oil, 24 x 18 inches This painting and its preliminary study are part of the third annual Character in Context show. The largest exhibition of original illustration in the Western U.S. opening this Friday, June 5th at the A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art in Trinidad, Colorado.
A new tiny painting coming to @everydayoriginal.bsky.social tomorrow. Simple Beginnings 6x8 in, Oil "There is grandeur in this view of life ... from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved." - Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species
Return to the Stars 8x6in Friday on EveryDayOriginal.com Some of your atoms, mostly hydrogen, come from the beginning of the universe. Many more were created in the super novae of ancient dying stars.
Observation 24x20in, 2014 In science, Observation leads the way. We may not always like what we see, particularly if it runs against our cherished beliefs, but if we accept it with humility, we will find ourselves better able to confront the problems we face. Prints: robrey.storenvy.com
Magnetosphere, an allegory 30 x 24 in, Oil on panel, 2021, homage to Fumée D'Ambre Gris by John Singer Sargent. In addition to the warmth and light we receive daily, our sun expels a constant barrage of dangerous charged particles called the solar wind. Prints: robrey.storenvy.com
A little light for the season's dark days, the light of life and the natural world. Bioluminescence : Altruism 16 x 12 in, Oil on panel, 2020 Prints available: robrey.storenvy.com
Flyby 16 x 12 in, oil on panel This painting also debuted, and sold, at the IX Art Show last month. Prints Available: robrey.storenvy.com The first step to landing on a new world is getting a closer look.
Nebulae 12 x 16 in, oil on panel A new painting from an earlier study, Nebulae debuted at the IX Art Show. It's now back and on my website, original and prints. robreyart.com
The Winds of Neptune 24 x 18 in, Oil This new painting from an earlier study will be coming with me to the @ixarts.bsky.social Arts Show in Reading PA, next week! #cosmicperspective
Night Migration Oil, 30x20in, 2024 at @ixarts.bsky.social Art Show next month! In our night sky there is a dark band that runs through the Milky Way, known as the Great Rift. This darkness is where the stars of our galaxy are obscured by vast clouds of interstellar dust and geese … er, gas.
My last card for Magic: The Gathering's Edge of Eternities set has been posted. Filling this scene with all sorts of swirly, nebulous clouds was a great time. Fabled Passage Art Director: Zack Stella ___ Original painting available here: www.facebook.com/groups/mtgar...
Another card for Magic: The Gathering's Edge of Eternities set has just been posted! A bit of a different subject for me, but it was a good time creating this writhing soup of slivers. Art Director: Taylor Ingvarsson ___ Original painting available here: www.facebook.com/groups/mtgar...
Oil, 18x24in New for MtG, Edge of Eternities! It was a lot to fit into a card, but I enjoyed the opportunity to paint the black hole. Offers for the original painting are being heard until Thursday night. More info: www.facebook.com/groups/mtgar... #mtg #magicthegathering
Reaching Europa 18x24 in, Oil, 2015 An allegory of our scientific aspirations to explore Jupiter's moon, Europa. As the video below from NASA explains, Europa holds intriguing possibilites for finding life beyond Earth. NASA Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz9V... Prints: robrey.storenvy.com
Fusion Lighting the Stars 18x24 in, Oil, 2020 Stars are a balance of two enormous forces: gravity and nuclear fusion. Much of their mass will be crushed, but in the process, many will fuse carbon, the other elements of life, and become parts of new solar systems. Prints: robrey.storenvy.com
Voyager Passing A Nebula 6x8 in, Oil On EveryDayOriginal.com tomorrow! Voyager's golden record is projected to last a BILLION years in space. How long is a billion years? In a billion years the continents of Earth would be so altered that we would not recognize the surface of our own planet.
Overview Oil, 24x24in, 2020 Happy Earth Day! The Overview Effect is a cognitive shift in awareness reported by some astronauts while viewing the Earth from space. National boundaries vanish, encouraging a sense of unity with all of humanity and life on Earth. Prints: robrey.storenvy.com
Moon Lander 16x12in, Oil Character in Context, the largest exhibition of original illustration in the Western U.S. opening May 2! At the A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art in Trinidad, CO, with several artists in attendance. Demonstrations, gallery talks on Saturday May 3! armitchellmuseum.com
A Galaxy Within II 24 x 18 inches, Oil, 2022 We are each a little galaxy of our own. It's a mind-bending exercise trying to comprehend the 100 billion stars found in a typical galaxy. Yet, each of us has roughly the same number of neurons in our own brain, performing a symphony of consciousness.
Moon Lander, study 8x6 inches, oil on panel A new study for the 2025 Character in Context show, May 2nd - July 19th at the A.R. Mitchell Museum in Trinidad, Colorado! Showcasing the illustrative art of 57 excellent artists and the process that goes into making it. www.armitchellmuseum.com
Finding Light 6 x 8 inches, oil on panel A new tiny painting coming to everydayoriginal.com tomorrow! “In the midst of darkness, light persists.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Heliosphere Oil, 18x24in, 2015 Cosmic rays are radiation originating outside our solar system. Without protection from these dangerous high-energy particles, life may not be possible, but the heliosphere surrounds and protects us from most of this onslaught. Prints: robrey.storenvy.com
