Space – Rob Medley

The Bubble

December 6, 2020 by Rob Medley

I wanted to see if I could create the feeling of being inside a space helmet, without creating an actual helmet. I think it was a success.

Also, if you wonder what it looks like in the creation process, here’s a screenshot.

Basically, there’s a lot of illusion in the creation of art, especially digital art. This is a top down perspective, but some things are shrunk others grown, and placing objects just as they would occur in life, such as the four screens, don’t always give the best artistic visual. Anyway, thought you may like to know what’s behind the mask.

Aurora

April 30, 2017 by Rob Medley

Like most of my paintings, this one started off in another direction. I tend to go where my artistic Muse takes me, so planning is the first thing out the window.

I started playing around on the canvas and eventually ended up with this. The scene in the painting is ostensibly a forest under the night sky, in abstract form, of course. I named it ‘Aurora’ because it reminded me of a bucket list item, seeing the Aurora Borealis.

A variety of techniques went into the creation of the artwork. I assume they have proper names in the art world, but I used a combination of wet canvas / color bleed, spatter (as the result of playing air-drummer while my favorite music was on), and using black gesso to fill in the branches.

Overall, I’m going with a win for the rescue of the painting. 18×24, acrylic on canvas, April 30, 2017.

January; A Light Study

January 22, 2017August 12, 2016 by Rob Medley

A painting of a bare tree and a vintage streetlamp against a vivid, swirling sky with shades of red, purple, blue, and black. The tree’s branches are twisted and reach towards the streetlamp, which emits a gentle glow. This evocative scene offers an eerie yet beautiful light study reminiscent of January nights.

Okay, I’m leaving this one like it is and starting another. I like the forlorn nature of the #painting. A cold January evening, as the last rays of the light ephemerally touch the clouds, the tree embraces the cold brilliance of the street lamp in hopes of seeing the Sun again. I was going to #paint leaves reacting with the #light, but that’s for another time. It’s spray-paint and #acrylic on #canvas, 18 x 24 and part of a #series of light studies I’m doing.

Because, #art.

Alien Flower

January 22, 2017May 27, 2016 by Rob Medley

An abstract vision of what an alien flower would look like. This is an acrylic on canvas painting. I used air-duster cans, some brush and gravity/splatter techniques in the composition of the artwork. 18 x 24, 2016.

The view from straight on.

A side-view, which shows the textures used in the piece.

First Contact

January 22, 2017May 24, 2016 by Rob Medley

A vibrant painting depicts a person in a spacesuit with a helmet visor. The figure is lit with red, yellow, and green hues against a dark, starry background with abstract blue and purple patterns, evoking the sense of First Contact in deep space.

‘First Contact’. I took a better resolution photo than what is probably on my social media sites. This is 24MP vs. 8MP. It’s #acrylic on #canvas #artwork. I experimented with #airbrush in the beginning, but don’t have the special #paint (more finely ground than standard acrylics), and so I went back to the brush. It’s a sign I need a rich patron. The #art is #forsale, along with everything else. This particular piece of #fineart will set you back $648 plus shipping.