Day 160: #makearteveryday Atmospheres thick with gases and wind-tossed fines. Oddly shaped formations and unearthly structures stand tall upon dusty, barren plains. Terrans exlplore with a mix of wonder and trepidation. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #sketchbook

Day 155: #makearteveryday A googly-eyed sentry tower keeps watch over a silent planet that hasn’t had a visitor in 20,000 years. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #sketchbook

Day 153: #makearteveryday A day of tasks leaves me with just a few sketchbook moments at the end of the day. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #sketchbook

Day 152: #makearteveryday Varnishing paintings. This is layer 3 for this batch. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #gouachepainting

Day 151: #makearteveryday The final details of this painting came together tonight. Two curious explorers venture into a forest. Or is it a city? Or a herd of creatures? What do you think? #gavinottesonart #scifiart #artistsofinstagram

Day 149: #makearteveryday A couple of random creative projects happening in the studio tonight. There is a very brown theme going on. #gavinottesonart #projects

Day 148: #makearteveryday A desert planet with a desert moon. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #drawing

Day 147: #makearteveryday Some napkin art at the Disneyland of sandwiches, Katzinger’s Deli in Columbus, OH. Shoutout to Charlie for filming flawlessly while chomping on coleslaw! #gavinottesonart #scifiart #drawing

Day 146: #makearteveryday A sketchbook page of dreamy, interstellar destinations. Anywhere, but here, right? #gavinottesonart #scifiart #drawing

Day 144: #makearteveryday Today’s progress on my latest gouache painting. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #painting

Day 143: #makearteveryday Shadows, reflections, textures, and details are developing in my mind and on my canvas. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #painting

Day 142: #makearteveryday Sometimes painting feels more like sculpting when you’re working to build up shape and form and depth. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #painting

Day 141: #makearteveryday Today’s sketchbook page is set to random. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #drawing

Day 140: #makearteveryday Work in progress. Colors in play. I didn’t have a lot of time to work on this today, but any progress is good progress. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #painting

Day 139: #makearteveryday I started a new painting today. The thumbnail that inspired it has been in my sketchbook for months waiting for its chance to become a painting. Today is the day! #gavinottesonart #scifiart #painting

Day 138: #makearteveryday Stark landscapes. Blank walls. Open gateways. Just a bunch of places I want to see and walk around in. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #drawing

Day 137: #makearteveryday This painting came together almost too quickly. I’ve had a fantastic time building these thin, soaring spires of stone, but I think it’s just about done and I’m a little sad to move onto the next one…but also quite excited! #gavinottesonart #scifiart #painting

Day 136: #makearteveryday I started this drawing in a really organic and shapeless way. Basically I scribbled and made random marks until an idea began to take shape. This is what came out. What do you think? #gavinottesonart #scifiart #drawing

Day 135: #makearteveryday I think my favorite part of every painting is creating textures. I obsess over painting rocks, stones, wood, earth, regolith, metal, etc. The rocky spires in this painting are giving me life! #gavinottesonart #scifiart #painting

Day 134: #makearteveryday Alien castlescapes are rolling around in my head today. I’m sort of imagining how Mary Blair would illustrate an Isaac Asimov story. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #drawing

Day 133: #makearteveryday Great progress made on this science fiction gouache painting today. It rained all day today, but spent my time painting and dreaming of sunny days and discovery. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #painting

Day 132: #makearteveryday And a new painting begins. Is there anything more difficult than correctly drafting ellipses freehand? I think not. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #painting

Day 131: #makearteveryday Todays effort was the art of making preparations for future prints. I scanned several paintings and spent a couple of hours editing and correcting the digital images. Fun times! #gavinottesonart #artist #hustle

Day 130: #makearteveryday I am, admittedly, a very sketchy person. I sometimes lose myself in a sketchbook page as ideas evolve and come to fruition at the end of my pencil. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #drawing

Day 129: #makearteveryday Simple. Surreal. Arid. Lonely. Quiet. Strange. Dusty. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #drawing

Day 128: #makearteveryday I finished this gouache painting tonight! It took longer than I thought it would, but I’m pleased. The vibe I’m laying down with this one is rooted in the often strange, almost absurd, SF book cover art from the mid 20th century. #gavinottesonart #scifiart

Day 127: #makearteveryday Charlie and I recently watched the Ken Burns documentary about Da Vinci and I’ve been very inspired by his approach to landscapes ever since. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #drawing

Day 126: #makearteveryday Locking in the final details of this science fiction gouache painting. I think one more session ought to do it. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #painting

Day 125: #makearteveryday Pivotal choices were made today. Tonal changes. Textural levels. And, most importantly, the rocket landing site. I am nearing mission completeness. Thanks for hanging on for such a long ride on this one. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #painting

Day 124: #makearteveryday Enjoy a sketchbook page filled with strange and varying ideas for science fiction paintings. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #drawing

The Abduction of Buttercup Limited edition science fiction art print available in my shop: gavinottesonart.com #gavinottesonart #scifiart #artprint

Day 123: #makearteveryday I swear I’m making progress on this painting. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #painting

Beware the Watchtower This spooky limited edition art print is ready to haunt your walls. Find it in my shop at gavinottesonart.com #gavinottesonart #scifiart #artprint

Day 122: #makearteveryday I’m reworking the signage I so hastily painted last week. My partner Charlie rescued the project by finding letter stickers to make them look a lot more professional. She always finds a way to elevate my art/brand and OUR business. We gonna be sharp!!! #gavinottesonart

The Blue Eye This is possibly the most surreal piece in my store. If you like a slightly unsettling feeling in your art, this is the print for you! See all my science fiction art for sale at gavinottesonart.com #gavinottesonart #scifiart #artprint

Day 121: #makearteveryday Inter-planetary explorers posing with their favorite discoveries. This might turn into a series. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #drawing

The Crevasse This limited edition, science fiction art print featuring a scientific expedition that has landed next to a deep and expansive crevasse is available in my shop at: gavinottesonart.com #gavinottesonart #scifiart #artistsonbluesky

Day 120: #makearteveryday Shapes. Organic structures. Biological forms. A sketch page of strange and wonderful discoveries. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #drawing

Cliff Road Castle This is one of the only prints in my catalog that isn’t strictly science fiction in theme. If you like cozy, castle-core artwork, this is the one for you! Available in my shop at gavinottesonart.com #gavinottesonart #print

Day 119: #makearteveryday Almost imperceptible progress on this science fiction gouache painting today. Our main characters will be arriving very soon though! #gavinottesonart #scifiart #painting

Village of the Buried Automaton Part of my fallen automaton series. Check it out in my shop to read more about the story I imagine with this piece. This painting is still available to buy at gavinottesonart.com #gavinottesonart #scifiart #painting

Day 118: #makearteveryday Feeling weird shapes lately. Channeling so many surreal and mind bending mid-century illustrations to catch just the right otherworldly vibe I dig so much. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #drawing

Day 117: #makearteveryday Back to painting! Today my progress was great, but I knew it would be hard to tell that I got a lot done so I decided to go a bit goofy with today’s video. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #painting

The Delivery A limited edition, giclee print available in my shop: gavinottesonart.com #gavinottesonart #scifiart #painting

Day 116: #makearteveryday Dreaming of homes elsewhere. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #drawing

Traveling in Harmony In a rare phenomenon, two moons follow the same path around a mountainous planet. Local mythology describes the moons as lovers in endless pursuit of each other. Original, science fiction gouache painting available at: gavinottesonart.com #gavinottesonart #scifiart

Day 115: #makearteveryday Today was full of adulting banalities and sole proprietor drudgeries, but I found some fleeting moments at the end of the day for sketching and listening to music that moves me. #gavinottesonart #scifiart #drawing

Magnetic Crater This print is available in my shop at gavinottesonart.com #gavinottesonart #scifiart #artistsonbluesky

Day 114: #makearteveryday More sign painting tonight. Not sure if these are turning out to be winners, but they should suffice for the booth shots we’re going to take tomorrow. #gavinottesonart #artistsonbluesky

Day 113: #makearteveryday Tonight I’m working on some new signage for my art festival booth. Hopefully this week we’ll be taking news shots of the art booth as well. #gavinottesonart #artistsonbluesky