Riemea

Kathi, thirtysomething, artist. Mostly an art blog with my own work, work I like, and total randomness. Feel free to talk to me in English/Deutsch/français/日本語.

[robreyart]

Cosmic Awareness 30 x 24 inches, Oil on Panel, 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

We are part of the universe, made of trillions of atomic bits of star dust that, through a process of 13.8 billion years of cosmic evolution, have become conscious and able to understand the universe.

Furthermore, our bodies are not made of the same particles from week to week as we meld with our environment. Our atoms pass through us as cells are replaced, sustenance is taken in, and waste released. We have been the sea, we have been the wind and the trees, and for a moment, the universe getting a chance to open its eyes and experience the wonder of itself.

Prints: https://robrey.storenvy.com

[pascalcampion]

Sunday morning sketching

[catchymemes]

[muppidupp]

NEVER GIVE UP

[yuumei-art]

In 2012 I painted the top image: Rise

In 2026 I am saddened to have to repaint this update: Fall

[riemea]

A wild (what started out as a) study appears! This is definitely not finished but if I look at it any longer I'll find another 50 things to rework/render better and will forever stay unhappy with it so I'm taking advantage of my current sleep-deprived I-don't-care-anymore-ness and am just calling it done. Enjoy! :D

[pascalcampion]

Cooler Weather

[bloglikeanegyptian]

a comic i started in november 2023, then didn't know how to finish as the numbers kept growing higher and higher. then they grew too high not to finish it

[yoannlossel]

"Les Jardins de Nuit" (censored version) - Mixed media: colored pencils, pastels, ink, and gold leaf on paper. I created this artwork in 2020 for my book Forgotten Gods.

[sticksandsharks]

grey wagtail

character from The Wildercourt, the graphic novel I'm very slowly but very persistently working on

[yuumei-art]

Red Crowned Flight Switching it up from the more complicated paintings with something simple and relaxing. It's nice to let my mind go blank and let the thoughts flow like water~

[drachenmagier]

Update on the Monstera plant~. :D Now with dragon because yes, it IS stronger than me. d:

[yuumei-art]

Night Gown🌟 Paint allll the translucent dresses

[yuumei-art]

Cloud Blanket~ Based on a photo I took in Switzerland. It was raining that day, and at first I was disappointed by the weather because we couldn't go hiking in the rain, but the low hanging rain clouds were so beautiful that I became glad for the rain.

[robreyart]

Bioluminescence: Question, Hypothesis, Experiment Oil, 30 x 20 inches, 2020

The light of life and the scientific method. These points of light and inspiration stand in contrast to the lanterns and lights that are historically thought to be sources of illumination but are now dimmed; mythologies and superstitions humans have created as we struggled in the dark of ignorance to understand our world. But the process of science has revealed a luminous planet, glowing with the magic of biological reality, more intricate and amazing than we could have ever imagined.

Prints: https://robrey.storenvy.com

[anxietyproblem]

[wolfinthethorns]

Honestly, in my work as a therapist, I’m seeing this A Lot, and tbh I still don’t have a satisfactory approach to it. A heavy dose of Existentialist “create your own Purpose” tempered with “when the plane’s going down, put your own oxygen mask on first”, but… yeah, there is no ethical way to work on individual emotional distress without acknowledging the systemic socioeconomic, geopolitical fuckery going on at the moment, and the sheer grief that comes with it.

[findingfeather]

This is one of those areas where like on the one hand as a chronic moderate-severe depressive this shit hits me hard and on the other I’m watching people technically more mentally healthy than me struggle with the vast pointless mess of existence for the first time and it’s a trip.

Some tips from the inside, in case they help:

- life has always been pointless. Or rather, we have always been unable to control the relative point-fulness of life. The factors involved in opening the possibilities of who can have a large scale impact where are so insanely complex that they can at best only be pieced together imperfectly in retrospect

- the only thing that has changed is your awareness of this fact. No, seriously. The sun will eventually swallow the planet; at any moment without our knowledge or control the sun could flare in weird ways that will kill us all; etc. There was geopolitical and socioeconomic fuckery as bad or worse going on before: you just didn’t see it. Promise.

- you do what you can with what you have. You do what’s in front of you. Humanity has survived all of this before; it may survive it again. It may not. You can only do what you can: take what lessons exist from the past and apply them.

- sometimes it is just that bad and they are totally out to get you. The question is, what do you do about it?

- almost without exception in human history the answer has been “build community; support the one you have; reach out to connect MORE and to make the world more kind and less hateful than before.”

- recognize you’re trying to tackle god-level problems with a brain originally meant for keeping small proto-fish from being eaten. Treat that part of your brain like a very anxious toddler or rescue pitbull. Give it small measurable victories and successes even if you have to make them up. Make sure it’s fed and watered and has enough rest. Medicate it if you have to - there’s nothing wrong with that. The opposite, in fact.

We are hairless plains apes living in a thin skin of atmosphere between spinning liquid superheated death and the void of absolute cold, sustained by the radiation of a supermassive explosion that will kill us at the slightest excuse. We have always been unlikely and implausible and probably doomed which means every moment we are able to live, thrive and help others do so is an incredible victory. Don’t quit now. ❤️

[placeofunderstanding]

Holy fuck I needed this

[sasra-scrapyard]

Kindle the Light, Shelter the Light, Protect the Light, Be the Light.

We can none of us save the world alone, we can only save each other: by thus is the world saved.  Everyone helps someone.

[yuumei-art]

This one truly took so long to paint 😭The video recording of the process took 10 sessions instead of the usual 3.

But I'm really happy with how it turned out! I've always loved the impressionist art style above all other oil painting styles, so it's been a blast studying the works of Monet and modern impressionists, and adding my own touch to the skies as well.

The full res image, painting process, and pphotoshop files will be part of July's Patreon rewards!