Don Dixon Art Collections
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Artwork by Don Dixon
Each image may be purchased as a canvas print, framed print, metal print, and more! Every purchase comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Jupiter Seen From Europa by Don Dixon
Galaxies Collide Over Terraformed Titan by Don Dixon
Heart of the Quasar by Don Dixon
Apollo 11 by Don Dixon
Red Mars Cover Painting by Don Dixon
Moonrise 4 Billion BCE by Don Dixon
Blue Mars by Don Dixon
Green Mars Cover Painting by Don Dixon
Early Earth by Don Dixon
Hypernova by Don Dixon
Mars Colony by Don Dixon
Black Hole by Don Dixon
Galaxy Rising by Don Dixon
Fire Sanctuary by Don Dixon
Beneath Saturn's Rings by Don Dixon
Sunrise on Titan by Don Dixon
Quantum Cosmos by Don Dixon
Ice World by Don Dixon
Quasar-B by Don Dixon
The Late Heavy Bombardment by Don Dixon
Exploring Mars Nanedi Valles by Don Dixon
Far Future Earth by Don Dixon
Gravity Waves by Don Dixon
Apollo 17 Carrying The Fire by Don Dixon
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About Don Dixon
Like all astronomical artists, I was inspired by the work of Chesley Bonestell, who believed that scientific accuracy is essential when depicting the wonders of the universe. Animating early missions to the planets allowed me to be a guest of NASA at several space exploration firsts, such as the Viking 1 landing on Mars and the Pioneer 11 flyby of Saturn, for which I designed the mission logo. I served as Art Director at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles for 29 years.
I'm a Fellow and founding member of the International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA). My art has been featured on the covers of Scientific American, Astronomy, Sky and Telescope, Bild der Wissenschaft, and dozens of books ranging from physics compendiums to science fiction novels. My cover painting for Kim Stanley Robinson's novel Red Mars is included in the Planetary Society's digital Martian Library aboard the Phoenix spacecraft, which landed in the Martian arctic in 2008.
Early work was created in oil or acrylic paints. Since the late 1990's, I've worked digitally, although private commissions and murals are still executed with oil paints on canvas or Masonite panel.
My career spans an amazing period of scientific discovery that has transformed the planets from shimmering orbs barely glimpsed through telescopes to bizarre and fascinating worlds. Some of the early paintings on this site depict worlds that might have been, but never were. Nature remains stranger and more beautiful than we can imagine.
You can see more artwork at cosmographica.com