Jay Rasgorshek
@jrasgorshek.bsky.social
One of my smoky quartz illustrated. Dug from the bitterroot mountains.
The reason smoky quartz is so dark is that it gets radiated from the earth. The more dark and opaque a smoky gets, the less it’s been exposed.
#sciart #specimenillustration #geology
The reason smoky quartz is so dark is that it gets radiated from the earth. The more dark and opaque a smoky gets, the less it’s been exposed.
#sciart #specimenillustration #geology
October 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
One of my smoky quartz illustrated. Dug from the bitterroot mountains.
The reason smoky quartz is so dark is that it gets radiated from the earth. The more dark and opaque a smoky gets, the less it’s been exposed.
#sciart #specimenillustration #geology
The reason smoky quartz is so dark is that it gets radiated from the earth. The more dark and opaque a smoky gets, the less it’s been exposed.
#sciart #specimenillustration #geology
With all the absolute insanity in the world, I continue to paint and contribute to the city of Boise. This was sponsored by PFCU and created for Idaho River Sports. I had a blast and met several organizers like Idaho Rivers United.
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#sciart #murals #scientificillustration
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#sciart #murals #scientificillustration
July 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
With all the absolute insanity in the world, I continue to paint and contribute to the city of Boise. This was sponsored by PFCU and created for Idaho River Sports. I had a blast and met several organizers like Idaho Rivers United.
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#sciart #murals #scientificillustration
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#sciart #murals #scientificillustration
Hire me if you want to combat climate change. Whenever I install a mural, a storm inevitably rolls in whether we are in a dry season or not. #murals #artprocess
June 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Hire me if you want to combat climate change. Whenever I install a mural, a storm inevitably rolls in whether we are in a dry season or not. #murals #artprocess
Some progress updates from my newest mural near White Water Park.
June 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Some progress updates from my newest mural near White Water Park.
One of my favorite minerals are the Bunkerhill Pyromorphites. Most pyromorphites range from olive to granny smith apple green, but the Jersey lvl 9 vein of pyromorphites are bright orange due to trace amounts of arsenic mixed in with these lead chlorophosphate crystals. #Sciart #Idaho
April 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Here’s some cool new hematite amethyst material coming out of a brand new spot in NA.
The geodes themselves are a couple hundred pounds and are lined with lemon yellow agate and are incased in limestone. They are from a very remote corner of main land America, one that has few visitors.
#geology
The geodes themselves are a couple hundred pounds and are lined with lemon yellow agate and are incased in limestone. They are from a very remote corner of main land America, one that has few visitors.
#geology
December 1, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Here’s some cool new hematite amethyst material coming out of a brand new spot in NA.
The geodes themselves are a couple hundred pounds and are lined with lemon yellow agate and are incased in limestone. They are from a very remote corner of main land America, one that has few visitors.
#geology
The geodes themselves are a couple hundred pounds and are lined with lemon yellow agate and are incased in limestone. They are from a very remote corner of main land America, one that has few visitors.
#geology
They are fantastic animals to watch. There’s an area I rockhound about an 1hr 20min away from Boise that always has herds in November and December. I usually bring some buckwheat tea and watch them funnel through the canyon. Great area to find opals as well.
November 26, 2024 at 4:18 PM
They are fantastic animals to watch. There’s an area I rockhound about an 1hr 20min away from Boise that always has herds in November and December. I usually bring some buckwheat tea and watch them funnel through the canyon. Great area to find opals as well.
One of the illustrations created for an interpretive panel for the USFS. (I did a bunch of native bush florals as well)
This was commissioned to show the non native Spruce root system compared to the native Larch's system at a camp ground where several old growth spruces were felled.
#sciart
This was commissioned to show the non native Spruce root system compared to the native Larch's system at a camp ground where several old growth spruces were felled.
#sciart
November 20, 2024 at 12:30 PM
One of the illustrations created for an interpretive panel for the USFS. (I did a bunch of native bush florals as well)
This was commissioned to show the non native Spruce root system compared to the native Larch's system at a camp ground where several old growth spruces were felled.
#sciart
This was commissioned to show the non native Spruce root system compared to the native Larch's system at a camp ground where several old growth spruces were felled.
#sciart
Some of my specimen work in Mineralogy/Crystallography.
-Watermelon Tourmaline (Himalayan Mine--San Diego, CA.) 2024
-Idaho Mineral Poster. 2022
-Idaho Aquamarine, Smokies, and Feldspar. 2022
-Azurite and Malachite (Peacock mine--Near the 7 devils region. ID) 2023
#sciart #geology #gouache
-Watermelon Tourmaline (Himalayan Mine--San Diego, CA.) 2024
-Idaho Mineral Poster. 2022
-Idaho Aquamarine, Smokies, and Feldspar. 2022
-Azurite and Malachite (Peacock mine--Near the 7 devils region. ID) 2023
#sciart #geology #gouache
November 17, 2024 at 5:31 PM
I miss doing en plein air painting so much but I just don’t have the time to dedicate to it anymore. These were some of my last sketchbook paintings that I’ve done circa 2018 or so at the boise zoo.
November 15, 2024 at 4:25 AM
I miss doing en plein air painting so much but I just don’t have the time to dedicate to it anymore. These were some of my last sketchbook paintings that I’ve done circa 2018 or so at the boise zoo.
(1 of 2) illustrated plate of smoky quartz specimens from Idaho in my collection. I dug a couple of these myself and the rest were bought from independent rockhounds. These are all from the Sawtooth Batholith and dug mostly in the Trinities.
October 26, 2024 at 4:01 PM
(1 of 2) illustrated plate of smoky quartz specimens from Idaho in my collection. I dug a couple of these myself and the rest were bought from independent rockhounds. These are all from the Sawtooth Batholith and dug mostly in the Trinities.
As my career has really solidified, my passion has morphed into becoming an inaturalist freak with my gardening and rockhounding. I found this European praying mantis sunbathing on my Gaillardia pulchella this morning.
October 19, 2024 at 8:41 PM
As my career has really solidified, my passion has morphed into becoming an inaturalist freak with my gardening and rockhounding. I found this European praying mantis sunbathing on my Gaillardia pulchella this morning.
Love seeing goldfinches and other birds in the garden!
October 19, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Love seeing goldfinches and other birds in the garden!
With the weather changing, it's been a blast on reflecting on all of the rockhounding I've done this summer. This is a quartz location on a private claim out in the Owyhees (Idaho and Oregon Border). I hauled out about a 55 liter bag full of this stuff!
October 18, 2024 at 3:19 AM
With the weather changing, it's been a blast on reflecting on all of the rockhounding I've done this summer. This is a quartz location on a private claim out in the Owyhees (Idaho and Oregon Border). I hauled out about a 55 liter bag full of this stuff!
Hello! My name is Jay Rasgorshek. I am a scientific illustrator based in the NW who paints murals in the summer. I've worked with DK Books, Science Friday, USFS, BLM, NCA, Rutgers, Ghent, and many more.
Portfolio: jayrasgorshek.com
Portfolio: jayrasgorshek.com
October 17, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Hello! My name is Jay Rasgorshek. I am a scientific illustrator based in the NW who paints murals in the summer. I've worked with DK Books, Science Friday, USFS, BLM, NCA, Rutgers, Ghent, and many more.
Portfolio: jayrasgorshek.com
Portfolio: jayrasgorshek.com
Great idea on the art share.
My name is Jay Rasgorshek and I am a scientific illustrator who does murals in the summer! I love creating playful and light public art that educates the public about the animals and plants that live in the neighborhood.
My name is Jay Rasgorshek and I am a scientific illustrator who does murals in the summer! I love creating playful and light public art that educates the public about the animals and plants that live in the neighborhood.
October 17, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Great idea on the art share.
My name is Jay Rasgorshek and I am a scientific illustrator who does murals in the summer! I love creating playful and light public art that educates the public about the animals and plants that live in the neighborhood.
My name is Jay Rasgorshek and I am a scientific illustrator who does murals in the summer! I love creating playful and light public art that educates the public about the animals and plants that live in the neighborhood.
Some photos taken from my most recent mural up along the Idaho/Washington Border celebrating the Camas Lily, an important flower to the Nez Peirce and the Palouse Prairie.
October 17, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Some photos taken from my most recent mural up along the Idaho/Washington Border celebrating the Camas Lily, an important flower to the Nez Peirce and the Palouse Prairie.
Some recent Idaho ☀️blooms☀️
May 25, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Some recent Idaho ☀️blooms☀️
Forgot to post my Albertson's project that my team and I completed this past spring (April 8th). I felt honored to contribute to the company's Recipe for Change and paint my favorite Boise River Bird. As always, I rely on my team to bring the vision of the mural to life. They're so fantastic!
May 24, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Forgot to post my Albertson's project that my team and I completed this past spring (April 8th). I felt honored to contribute to the company's Recipe for Change and paint my favorite Boise River Bird. As always, I rely on my team to bring the vision of the mural to life. They're so fantastic!