heavens above!
"a room with a view"
"a room with a view"
"The Secret Seaside Observatory Of Prof. Rex"
pigment on board: 1 1/2" x 2 1/2"
This is the only known image of the observatory, painted in 1919 by the artist Hugo Ambling.
We can only surmise that Mr. Ambling happened upon the observatory quite by accident,
and unexpectedly, while on one of his infamous "art treks" in the lost coast area.
His only comment upon finding the observatory seems to have been, "is there a bathroom in there?"...
It seems that shortly after this image was painted, the observatory mysteriously disappeared:
a new secret seaside observatory is rumored to have been built; in fact we have proof of this now...
all original paintings of the observatories, and of Planet Rex, now reside in the Galleria de Abstractica
pigment on board: 1 1/2" x 2 1/2"
This is the only known image of the observatory, painted in 1919 by the artist Hugo Ambling.
We can only surmise that Mr. Ambling happened upon the observatory quite by accident,
and unexpectedly, while on one of his infamous "art treks" in the lost coast area.
His only comment upon finding the observatory seems to have been, "is there a bathroom in there?"...
It seems that shortly after this image was painted, the observatory mysteriously disappeared:
a new secret seaside observatory is rumored to have been built; in fact we have proof of this now...
all original paintings of the observatories, and of Planet Rex, now reside in the Galleria de Abstractica
"The New Secret Seaside Observatory Of Prof. Rex"
acrylic on cardboard: 8 1/2" x 11"
This is the most recent image of The Observatory,
painted by the reclusive and enigmatic artist, Art Phang..
It appears that Mr. Phang was commissioned by Prof. Rex himself to render this image,
but why exactly is anybody's guess.... It was painted in 2017... If Prof. Rex did indeed
commission this painting, then it puts his age at somewhere over 130 years: how is this possible?
It must be the seaside air, and the power of constant exposure to cosmic stimulation;
perhaps he also simply ignores the aging process
acrylic on cardboard: 8 1/2" x 11"
This is the most recent image of The Observatory,
painted by the reclusive and enigmatic artist, Art Phang..
It appears that Mr. Phang was commissioned by Prof. Rex himself to render this image,
but why exactly is anybody's guess.... It was painted in 2017... If Prof. Rex did indeed
commission this painting, then it puts his age at somewhere over 130 years: how is this possible?
It must be the seaside air, and the power of constant exposure to cosmic stimulation;
perhaps he also simply ignores the aging process
"Planet Rex"
acrylic on cardboard: 5 1/2" 4"
Another image, painted by Art Phang, this time from his view through the telescope
at the Observatory.... It appears that Prof. Rex has come to trust Mr. Phang, and to consider him his
confidant, and indeed, Artist In Residence at The Observatory...
Planet Rex, as it is now known, appears as a colorful orb in the outer reaches of the universe...
The twin moons appear to be encased in some sort of halo or aura...it appears there may be water and even green vegetation on Planet Rex:
one hopes that INTELLIGENT and hopefully respectful life might be found..
A privately funded manned and womaned exploratory mission has been sent
via interstellar wormhole discovered in Prof. Rex's vegetable garden...
We hope to have more images and findings to share in the very near future
acrylic on cardboard: 5 1/2" 4"
Another image, painted by Art Phang, this time from his view through the telescope
at the Observatory.... It appears that Prof. Rex has come to trust Mr. Phang, and to consider him his
confidant, and indeed, Artist In Residence at The Observatory...
Planet Rex, as it is now known, appears as a colorful orb in the outer reaches of the universe...
The twin moons appear to be encased in some sort of halo or aura...it appears there may be water and even green vegetation on Planet Rex:
one hopes that INTELLIGENT and hopefully respectful life might be found..
A privately funded manned and womaned exploratory mission has been sent
via interstellar wormhole discovered in Prof. Rex's vegetable garden...
We hope to have more images and findings to share in the very near future
"The Moons Of Planet Rex"
the crew has arrived safely after traveling several zillion miles thru the earthworm hole...
this is the first image relayed back to earth....
they are making their way to yonder peaks for a better look at the two moons....
more on their discoveries to follow, but so far, and this is very early in their explorations,
there seem to be no republicans on Planet Rex, although to be quite honest,
they haven't bumped into any life forms, yet...
stay tuned for more; the cosmos tale beckons!
the crew has arrived safely after traveling several zillion miles thru the earthworm hole...
this is the first image relayed back to earth....
they are making their way to yonder peaks for a better look at the two moons....
more on their discoveries to follow, but so far, and this is very early in their explorations,
there seem to be no republicans on Planet Rex, although to be quite honest,
they haven't bumped into any life forms, yet...
stay tuned for more; the cosmos tale beckons!
update Sept. 29, 2017:
new discovery on Planet Rex.... image to follow when Art Phang gets busy
update October 5, 2017:
Art Phang has gotten very busy translating the signal from Planet Rex
and will be presenting an image of the discovery ASAP...
update October 13, 2017:
Art Phang has gone missing. We believe he may be on one of his
art walkabouts, and therefore incognito. We're not sure if something
in the images from Planet Rex he was transcribing
had anything to do with his disappearance, but when he resurfaces
perhaps it will be with those images, which of course, we will share here.
The mystery of Planet Rex is, well, mysterious indeed.
The crew is still active on the planet, and giddy with their explorations; good news.
UPDATE! October 17, 2017...
Mr. Phang has resurfaced with this image of an anomaly discovered by the crew on Planet Rex:
he was apparently studying it closely, in private, before sharing it here...
he is working to clarify the image with his painting tools....
it does appear that some life form existed, or exists
on the planet: good news for us, or for them? who can honestly say...
opinions & interpretations gladly accept.
Prof. Rex remains glued to his telescope
spectral anomaly observed
Nov. 2017: formation observed by crew from a height of 20,000 ft.
update, January 2018
the crew encountered some, shall we say, odd new year's forms of celebration
on Planet Rex; the natives, tho so far invisible and otherwise incommunicado,
kept the crew preoccupied with festive rituals which we hope to have somewhat
rendered visual by Art Phang in the very near future.
please stay tuned.
in the meantime, the youtube video (audio actually) below may help explain just how Prof. Rex Havoc
came to be so enamored with the heavens and space travel; Captain Satellite
was a mentor of sorts.... Pink Floyd took us (still does) to The Dark Side Of The Moon,
but Captain Satellite took us there many years earlier, just as the space age was dawning...
BLAST OFF!
the crew encountered some, shall we say, odd new year's forms of celebration
on Planet Rex; the natives, tho so far invisible and otherwise incommunicado,
kept the crew preoccupied with festive rituals which we hope to have somewhat
rendered visual by Art Phang in the very near future.
please stay tuned.
in the meantime, the youtube video (audio actually) below may help explain just how Prof. Rex Havoc
came to be so enamored with the heavens and space travel; Captain Satellite
was a mentor of sorts.... Pink Floyd took us (still does) to The Dark Side Of The Moon,
but Captain Satellite took us there many years earlier, just as the space age was dawning...
BLAST OFF!