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Asteroid

How far can I see? Are there boundaries and limits to dreams? Last night I traveled to a distant place so far away there yet remains no maps or charts for these territories. My travels were filled with awe and amazement at the new vistas I encountered. Planets, stars and asteroids of indescribable beauty and form presented themselves for my perusal and enjoyment. As morning broke I arrived back from where I started lying in my bed grasping to remember the wonders I beheld the night before. How can I reveal what marvels I surveyed with common ordinary paint and canvas? I know I will fall short of my desired goal of relating this experience but I must try. It is what I do. I am an artist. And artists paint. So I paint this small, modest and lesser account of what I chanced upon last night. I know that my attempt lacks the expanse and profundity of my experience but I still must try. So forgive my inept abilities to present my encounter in the way I wish I could. But if you are what do and you don't then your not. I have tried to live by this little aphorism. It has served me well. So, here I go again trying to be and do what I think I must. Just a simple artist who pushes oil paint upon a canvas striving to be a little bit better one canvas at a time. visionary imagist "Joey"

24 Comments

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indarto budi 03 Jul 2008

so fantastic, great idea!

Martha Cable 22 Dec 2007

very nice....love the colors....if i had the money i would buy this one...for sure

Artist Reply: Martha: Thank you for stopping by and commenting. I do so appreciate your kind comments. again thank you.

T.D. Ruley 10 Oct 2007

I haven't painted in years, and I sometime wonder if I could pull it off. After seeing some of your work, I think I have inspiration. Thanks, and great work as always!

Artist Reply: T.D. Ruley: Thanks for the remarks. I look forward to seeing your paintings in the future. Good luck!

joe valcourt 10 Oct 2007

just outstanding works of art--stunning

Artist Reply: Joe: Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my oils. It is greatly appreciated. Love your work as well.

mahesh konsam 09 Oct 2007

My fren i think u have a big heart, broad minded which i can tell u from ur paintings !!

Artist Reply: mahesh: I always look forward to seeing your name on my screen. I await seeing your new artwork as well. Thanks for being my artist friend.

Tahnja Wolter 08 Oct 2007

absolutely superb. What a anstronomer you are, lol. i'm right there with ya my friend

Artist Reply: Tahnja: Thanks again for sharing with me your insights. I always appreciate seeing your name appear on my screen.

Roz Eve 08 Oct 2007

Wonderful view. Can I come next time?

Artist Reply: Roz: Yes, you may. All are invited. Maybe the next night's sojourn will include yourself? One never knows. In the meantime thanks for stopping by and sharing. Stop back again anytime.

Maria Murphy 07 Oct 2007

You did outstanding work.!!!!!!!!!!What an amazing dream to have experienced,and shared with us all.

Artist Reply: Maria: I do so enjoy exploring with my oil paints the previous night's sojourn within my dreams. I am also glad that you enjoyed my little oil painting of that experience. Thanks Maria!

Renata Cavanaugh 06 Oct 2007

I love that you can paint so beautifully from your dreams! You work is amazing and always such a joy to see!

Artist Reply: Renata: Lucid dreaming can be exciting. I don't always achieve the desired effect but every so often one does make it unto my canvas. Thanks Renata for being you.

Cindy Lemoi 06 Oct 2007

You have created such realistic textures, it is amazing ! Great place you visit in your dreams !

Artist Reply: Cindy: I await my nightly sojourns with great anticipations. They don't always turn out to be worthy of a oil painting but ever so often one does. Thanks for sharing.

Laurie Rawdon 05 Oct 2007

What a wonderful experience to share Joey...Your paintings have so much depth to them, they amaze me. I never have deamt of the cosmos...my dreams always seem to be centered on or in water...perhaps where my paradise images come from in my waking mind.

Artist Reply: Laurie: Speaking of waking mind. Have you ever seen the movie called "Waking Life"? It deals somewhat with the waking mind or lucid dreaming. Well, thanks for commenting and sharing with me. It is always appreciated

Vivianne Couture 05 Oct 2007

Very nice pièce of art, i love the realistic details and the choice of your colors. Looking you'r sc-fiction fine arts its like going on a space trip. Thank you.

Artist Reply: Vivianne: Through the medium of oil paints I can travel to worlds that I could never travel to. The imagination is capable of great achievements. Thank you for noticing my humble attempt at trying to do so. Again thank you!

Steve Farr 05 Oct 2007

Very COOL!!! I Luv this!!!

Artist Reply: Steve: I am glad that you enjoyed my little oil painting. Thanks for stopping by my little gallery and I always appreciate your words and comments. Thanks again!

Joanna Jungjohann 05 Oct 2007

we are what we are and what you are is amazing and talented, jeoy, beautiful dream and work, peace, jo

Artist Reply: Joanna: You have made this artist's heart blush. Thank you for the kind remarks. To push my oil paints and to cover a canvas is what I do and to have you comment so nicely does indeed make me smile. Again thank you!

merle cruser 05 Oct 2007

The expanse of space can be daunting and the realization that there is no beginning and no end possibly terrifying. Exporation through the mind will take you places most of us will never know. You're a lucky soul to take these dreamstate mini vacations and as far as composing them, REMARKABLE!!! Excellant work Joey!!

Artist Reply: Merle: Yes, the vastness of space can boggle the mind and the senses. But through the medium of art we can glimpse a portion of that vastness. Thank you for the insightful words in your comment. I do enjoy seeing your name appear upon my screen. Again thanks!

Karen Cash 05 Oct 2007

how cool is this?!??...great job Joey!

Artist Reply: Karen: Your words have gladden my heart. Thanks for noticing my artwork and sharing your nice comments with me. Again thank you!

Alberto D'Assumpcao 05 Oct 2007

Splendid composition, Joey! Love your text too!

Artist Reply: Alberto: As always I await your comments with great anticipation as I await with equal anticipation your art as well. Thank you for sharing with me your words.

Jennifer McAninch 05 Oct 2007

Jack Kirby did some Fantastic Four comic books that explored this theme pretty well. I've been having lucid dreams lately where I realise it is a dream. Didn't think to escape the earth's atmosphere. Might give it a spin.

Artist Reply: Jennifer: Lucid dreaming is exciting and quite a powerful technique. If interested in a remarkable book on the subject just e-mail me. Thanks for the comment.

jamie winter 05 Oct 2007

what philip said and this is awesome

Artist Reply: Jamie: Thanks again for stopping by and sharing. I love to take my oils and play with the cosmos. Again thanks!

philip benanti 05 Oct 2007

very excellent oil JOey, peaceful colors and well textured planteds. love the sense of space. the planets look free moving.

Artist Reply: Phil: Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my artwork. I do so appreciate your remarks. Stop back anytime. Again thank you.

Brigitte Hintner 05 Oct 2007

Wow, Joey, your night travelling sounds beautiful , interesting and ,also very exciting .....I can relate to it ...and of course there aren't any limitis or boundaries to dreams .......just love your amazing images , I've been interested in the universe since I can remember ! Great !!!!:-) Keep doing your thing !

Artist Reply: Brigitte: I, too, have had a deep fondness for the cosmos. I really enjoy portraying what is out there for us to see. Even if we have never been there. I am glad that we think alike my friend. Again thanks.

Greg Dubois 05 Oct 2007

I am happy you shared your stash via your art ! Very nice, I hope the ringed planet has not captured the BFR (big rock) in its gravity well! I might have relatives there! Very nice oil , and its nice to see science fiction rendered in what I call “tactile oil”. Tactile oil is a painting that is mentally “touchable”.

Artist Reply: Greg: I do enjoy exploring the vastness of the cosmos with my oils and canvas. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Come back anytime.

Anneke Hut 05 Oct 2007

I love these galactic paintings of yours, they have a very special atmosphere and it's also nice to see the pictures of your mind journeys. Thank you for sharing them, Joey. :)

Artist Reply: Anneke: I love painting these paintings as well. The universe is so vast that one could spend many, many lifetimes painting just a small portion of just one galaxy. Thanks for the nice remarks.

Gabrielle Stahlie 05 Oct 2007

Joey, a space with no limits,a dream with no boundaries.This must be an overwhelming experience for you to see the beauty of the universe through the eyes of sleep.

Artist Reply: Gabrielle: My dreams have led me to many new avenues for me to travel and to reflect upon my journeys. Painting what I encountered dreaming has been a fond pastime. Thanks for the remarks.