Karl BlueHippo🫠

Introsanctum - The sanctuary that exists behind closed eyelids.  - It feels like I have been here before, hard to say when. It feels like I've been visiting this place for a while now one fleeting glimpse at a time. I've tried looking down the ends of the halls past the pillars of slithering light, but the end never seems to get closer. The room always seems to be changing, I can hear the strange echoes bouncing off the structures, ricocheting in directions that only make sense in this space. It's certainly puzzling, but it's very comforting to be here at the same time. - I'm definitely not the first person to go here. It's been seen by generations long before computers even had the ability to attempt to recreate such mysteries. Places of worship, built to recreate feelings of universal oneness, have some of the most amazing architecture made to inspire awe upon a glance. The history and the purpose might not be agreed upon by all, but it's fair to say that some phenomenal man made designs have come from trying to recreate these enigmatic feelings. - Over the course of this illustration, I lost my father, and other series of events that have left me feeling upside-down. I want to stay on track and focus on taking care of myself, and reaching the best version of myself possible. I plan to cover the world in color.. at least as much of the grey manmade masses I often find myself surrounded by. - I thank my partner @dwnhammond for her support of all my everything. - Also looking for a month to month situation to get some art stuff done, preferably in East Austin. Hmu if you have a spare room 🤞 - Made 100% with flash vector - #visionaryart #visionaryartist #spiritualart #spiritualartworks #sanctuary #mosque #mezquita #mcescher #escher #roygbiv #rainbow #doublerainbow #psychedelic #psychedelia #trippy #woah #lsdart #dmtart #mushroomart #pareidolia #vector #vectorart #notaiart #notprocreate #columns #architecture #temple #meditation #astralprojection #ripjim

The Soothsayer's Niche - An encounter with the Soothsayer in its own playing field. It emerges from a familiar neverending niche and beckons your existence to merge with its networks. You feel drawn to it as you feel your limbs dissolving into the light that now grows brighter. As existence is pulled towards the singularity the void starts to reveal itself from your peripherals. At this instance you recognize the arch is actually a keyhole that compels you to fill what is left of your lungs with everything that remains unzipped. There is only darkness, and silence, but pure warmth, and long, slow, breaths. - Been working on this one for a while but put it to the side for too long, so let's let it see the light of day today! Reused a couple of motifs in this one. Unlike some of my larger pieces, this one just came from nowhere, really just wanting to play around with space and light, and other elements slowly started to fill in. There are a couple elements in this piece that sat around on my computer for a while that finally got to be used in something, gotta love how recyclable vectors are! - In the process of redoing (a second time) an online store, where prints and more will all be available. Wrenches are frequently thrown into the pipeline of life's plans, no? - Made 100% in Flash Vector! - Please visit the website for high rez zoom in photo parties! - #visionaryart #visionaryartist #digitalart #vectorart #unzipped #alienart #luciddreaming #meditation #psychedelicart #dmtntt #entity #lsdart #mushroomart #dmtart #shaman #shamanism #love #breathwork #energy #art #juxtapoz  #juxtaposition #juxtapozmag #hifructose #aliens #alien #ufo #extraterrestrials

"Long extending, ever rotating yellow arms skew off into the infinite, wrapped in textures slithering with every swirl. Colors peel apart to reveal additional frequencies, with watery smacking noises echoing off of each crystalizing element. A sense of familiarity washes over, yet the landscape is so foreign. "The gang's all here" you say to yourself, somehow knowing the warmth of this sensed presence. The frequencies begin to intensify as they begin to collapse upon themselves in the horizon, and in its implosion drags the arms down with it. The melding of light and arms becomes intensely bright, only to fade into a black fuzz that can be felt in the fingertips that you just now remembered you have. The feeling begins to slip away, but you talk out loud to yourself to process the burdening information jolting between synapses, and then you make a sandwich." - Spatiotemportal - By Karl Schmidt. - This was a fun piece exploring new ideas, including the classic order of light frequencies, Roy G Bizzle. a 4D experience represented in 2D, but as the legendary @burtveracruz says, "we are all experiencing it in 2D." - This would be a fun thing to animate, in either 2D or 3D.. Though my 2D animation would certainly not be rotating and extending into the infinite the way i imagined it. Been thinking about other creatures of this realm to collab with sometime, but still working on some personal crazy projects. - I currently don't have prints for sale, but if I can scrape up some fungible currency I would be open to changing that. If you've made it this far, please help me pray to the almighty algorithm by: commenting / saving / sharing this piece: it is proven that these thoughts and prayers are effective offerings to the algorithmoverlords. - This was made 100% in Flash ("Animate"), the vector animation program for dinosaurs like myself. #notprocreate - #visionaryart #visionaryartist #vectorillustration #vectorart #meditation #spirituality #lsdart #mushroomart #dmtart #psychedelic #trippy #artistsofinstagram #artist #artwork #trippyart #psychedelicart #psychedelicartists #meditation #zenart #tastetherainbow #machineelves #thinkingwithportals

Happy birthday to my favorite alien/human @electric_lotus_art . She's adventurous, artistic, beautiful, and creative. She lets me be my most unfiltered self, makes sensory pleasing art, music, foods, is a Snow White to animals, and is a top-tier plant momma. We met over a shared connection of each other's visionary art and instantly connected over favorite creators. We collab on art, share a studio space called @thecosmicniche in Austin Texas, and take it mobile for vending as well. Take a gander at her art. She's one of those "every kind of medium" types.. acrylic, colored pencil, digital, collage, sewing, felt, molded figures, resin.. she's dabbling with animation and other things I can't keep up with. Improve music maker, and it's a shame you can't smell or taste her food over the internet. Her shop is ElectricLotus.store if you were curious! We are out on a road trip right now, so it will be a couple of weeks for all non-dropship orders. I love you so much Rami, thanks for being my bein'. I hope your last year of your 20s is a magical one. Can't wait to watch our kitten (Yoti) grow up together. #visionaryart #visionaryartist #artforsale .. Also, sorry for being a social media stranger. I will be back when the time is right.

🎨 Karl @blobsofcolor , a self-identified hippo residing in Austin, Texas, has been crafting "hand-made" vector graphics since 2002. Starting his creative journey by drafting ideas for imaginary video games, Karl’s visionary exploration began in 2005, evolving into intricate, ineffable experiences inspired by pareidolia and timeless iconography. His artworks often include thoughtful writings, bridging estranged concepts to provoke unique perspectives and encourage viewers to simply exist and breathe a little deeper. Aspiring to form a physical visionary collective in Austin, Karl strives to uplift other artists while venturing further into physical pigments and mural installations worldwide. Always pushing his creative boundaries, his doodles remain iconic while paving the way for bold, new artistic visions. 🌐 Explore Karl’s extraordinary creations on his profile and check out the PsyWorldwide Artist Shop for trippy clothing, tapestries, prints, and more from all of our artists! ✨ For more amazing visionary art, follow @psyworldwide.collective and visit our website at ! #blobsofcolor #vectorart #visionaryart #pareidolia #timelessart #doodles #austinart #murals #creativeexploration #artisticjourney #psyworldwide

N,N-Dimensional Cuboid - Constantly unfolding in multiple directions, a shape appears to undulate, simultaneously passing inward while somehow out. The configuration is composed of many fabrics, each moving in their own divergence. Ribbons of energy palpitate fragments, suturing the legion of compiled fibers. These slivers each move in their own sentience, yet unified to isolated individuals. Tessellated quadrant panels recede into darkness, dissolving into echoes across a distant plane, bound by clasped teeth. Precipitously, a tubus appendage of some higher luminary flows atop the formation, absorbing and contorting the energy around it. It effortlessly roots through the perplexity establishing its network. - Hey y'all, it's been a crazy year. 2025 looks like it might be a wild one too, but we will load it up with more NTT's. Hope everyone's weeks have been full of love! - #visionaryart #visionaryartist #psychedelicart #trippyartwork #lsdart #dmtart #machineelf #machineelves #selftransformingmachineelves #trippyart #digitalart #vectorart #vectorillustration #trippy #trippyartwork #psychedelicpatterns

Come see "Closed Eye Carnies" at @gooddadartists as we hold a fundraiser to help keep Texas' largest art studio under one roof operational and affordable for its tenants. I'll post my longer social media writeup in the comments below. The gallery will be available for viewing / purchasing on Saturday and Sunday the 18th and the 19th from 12-6 at 2801 S IH35 Austin Texas 78741. . @electric_lotus_art and I will also have our studio, Cosmic Niche, open to the public as well during those times! . . Thanks @kainalu.music for the audible vibes. . . . #visionaryart #visionaryartist #abstractart #abstractpainting #doodleart #doodle #pareidolia #trippyart #lsdart #mushroomart #dmtart #gooddadstudios #gooddadartist #closedeyevisuals #cev #thirdeye #acrylicpainting #posca #poscamarkers #blacklightart #blacklight #uvart #blacklightstudio #beforeandafter

Closed Eye Carnies: A piece conjured up for the Affordable Art Sale at @gooddadartists . Good Dad Studios has been such an amazing experience to be a part of. Every second Saturday the whole complex opens up to the public, and this month we are also participating in a group gallery which is also happening around town at some sibling studios on the 18th and 19th. . I'm sorry I've been absent on all my social medias, but I do have some new digital pieces being finished up. Stoked to do some more vending as well as expanding shop.bluehippp.co . This piece turned out so bright! It looks like an LED sign in the blacklight. Catch this piece for sale only at @gooddadstudios and help support our fundraiser. . . #visionaryart #visionaryartist #timelapse #abstractart #abstractpainting #doodleart #doodle #pareidolia #trippyart #lsdart #mushroomart #dmtart #gooddadstudios #gooddadartist #closedeyevisuals #cev #thirdeye #acrylicpainting #posca #poscamarkers #blacklightart #blacklight #uvart

Artist Showcase: @blobsofcolor . Howdy! I got to move into Good Dad Studios the first month possible and went straight into transforming the space to make it a world of it's own. In January @electric_lotus_art moved in and has been helping transform the space with her magic, as she herself is also a visionary artist. . My main medium is vector graphics, drawn with my Wacom Cintiq tablet. I often transform those graphics into clothing or murals to help spread smiles across the world. . My inspiration comes deep from within, in a place that knows no rules and there are no wrong answers for how something "should" appear, after all some of it is truly ineffable. . We try and include activities for everyone in our studio space, including coloring books and crayons for children and adults of all ages and varying coloring abilities. . I've been honored to doodle on as many things as I have, and Rami and I are combining forces to color up even more of the world. . We look forward to having more workshops to let people learn the joys art can bring to a soul, as well as meeting anyone willing to step into the blacklit weirdo room on the Second Sundays. . It's been such an amazing experience to be a part of Good Dad Studios, watching it transform into a breathing organism of creativity and teamwork. . Looking forward to adding more colorful blobs on this beautiful planet! Get ready for Rami's artist showcase because she's got a lot of mind blowing stuff to bring to the table . . . #visionaryartist #visionaryart #austinartist #austinart #atxartist #atxart #gooddadstudios #gooddadartist #abstractartist #doodleart #artgallery #artistsoninstagram #artoftheday #artlife #artoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #austinartists #austinartgallery #austinartgalleries #abstractart #atxartmarket #artforsale

Operation blob the studio is a go! . Been putting in time transforming the inside and the outside of my studio space at @gooddadstudios to maximize one's ocular pleasure when visiting! . We are doing the last weekend of studio tours (11/18-11/19) so if you're in Austin we will be at 2801 S IH35 from 12-6. Good Dad Studios has over 75 spaces for artists and is a funkified art commune in the making, come check it out! @electric_lotus_art will be joining me and the doodleute should also be there! . . . . #doodle #doodleart #zendoodle #zentangle #flowstate #muralpainting #muralartist #visionaryart #psychedelicart #lsdart #dmtart #mushroomart #gooddadstudios #visionaryartist #artoninstagram #timelapseart #abstractart #trippyart #austintexas #austinstudiotour #austinstudiotour2023 #austinart #muralsofaustin #goodvibes #doodles #doodlesofinstagram

New Mural up! Do you believe in Aliens or "NHI"? Is this mural colorful enough? . The NTT Yatuk has been a "fan favorite" of mine at vending events, so I decided to put that one up big on the outside of my new studio space at @gooddadstudios , located just south of downtown Austin Texas! . During my last phone call I had with my father before he passed, I told him I had left my previous endeavor and was set on installing murals in different places around the world, spreading color and joy in wacky places like he would have liked to have seen. He infected me hard with the travel bug in his last strong moments here in his human body, and I hope to make him proud by going to cool new places, and leaving behind some blobs of color! . I hope to install some more murals in the fall around Austin when the weather cools off. Need some color inside or outside of your house, or work at a restaurant with a boring bathroom or just have wall space needing some pizazz? Let me know, and I'd be happy to try and work some stuff out, digital mockups included to make sure you'll be satisfied. . Also, if you haven't been by Good Dad Studios yet, it's going to be the largest artist complex in central Texas, and hopes to house 70 artists as well as some additional projects. It will be a living breathing organism of creativity and community, and I simply cannot wait to see what the future holds for it. Glad I got to put this mural up before the studios across the hall were built so I could have a nice easy (still had to split up into 4 segments) time with the projector! . #mural #muralartist #muralart #visionaryart #visionaryartist #doodle #doodleart  #flowstate #chillvibes #artistsoninstagram #art #juxtapoz  #psychedelicart #lsdart #mushroomart #dmtart #pareidolia #🧿 #timelapseart #artistforhire #muralist #muralpainting #artistsoninstagram #murals #gooddadstudios

Do you meditate? How has it helped you in your journey? ☸☸ Om Mani Padme Hung echoes outward and forms a border for the journey into this piece. Sitting atop an all seeing unfolding cosmic lotus, the bodhisattva rendition of myself finds true harmony in the universe, confluencing with the cosmos. Manifesting thigles offering knowledge of Rigpa and Breath, while holding staffs of destruction and creation. The hands unfolding extend various objects of auspiciousness as well as tools of my trade. I meditate under a  celestial chatra with 3 monk's bowls to my front, and in the foremost bowl an illuminated jewel of the dharmachakra shines through as the solitary offering. There exists a balance between the light on the top and the darkness on the bottom, representing equanimity. The mani at the center illuminates a flower of life energy source. An additional rainbow orb envelopes me, and the luminescence of the chakras shine brighter aligned in the center. The third eyes are open on each of my multiple heads, to allow additional metaphysical input for the eyes and ears of compassion. A third vajra can be seen enlightening the energy behind the top cranial stack, and a smiling green head and an upset red head can also be seen on the cumulation below. The background energy was inspired by the shrine on Mount Putuo. ☸☸ Bodhisattva - Avalokiteskarl ☸ I am devotion of compassion to save the suffering sentient beings For in the potential existence of life there must be cosmic anguish ☸ I must take a step out of myself to understand I am everything that is ever was and ever will be billions of years of affliction cycling samsaric states of incarnation ☸ Thus I follow the cosmic order of law, truth and balance perpetually performing dharma  For it is our desires that causes our suffering to yearn for things out of our control constant distractions from core issues ignoring the seeds growing from unknown ☸ Yet if you look within yourself and you follow the voice that isn't inside your head a voice that comes from beyond within look deeper than what one defines as self and heed the emerging wisdom discovered  ☸☸ (ctd. in comments)