Robots of Mars

Title: Robots of Mars

Artist: Lee Wilson

Medium:    Mixed media on canvas and luan board, includes FL beach sand and seashells , pebbles and soil from Meteor Crater (AZ), and 10 certified meteorite fragments placed in the painting at each of the NASA lander/rover sites, 60”x36”

Description: Part of his “COSMOS” collection, Robots of Mars is a piece that Lee created to tell both a scientific and artistic story of Mars.  His mixed media technique incorporates rare pieces of Mars itself ~ strategically incorporated into the piece to represent the actual history of robotic exploration of the planet.

About the Artist: E. Lee Wilson, Jr.’ is an artist who creates “science-based art” - a STEAM strategy of combining art and science for both educational and cultural purposes. He uses a uniquely beautiful paint drizzle thick texture technique, which usually incorporates Florida beach sand and seashell hash, as well as rare and valuable diamond dust, crystals, meteorite dust, and meteorite fragments from the asteroid belt, Moon, and Mars. @ernest_lee_wilson_jr

Price:  $28,000