About

The Artist

My name is Cory Austin Lowe, and I'm a Houston-based artist working across painting, ink, and digital media. My work pulls from psychedelic art, pop culture, science fiction, and surrealism — bold colors, heavy detail, and imagery that stays with you.

I've been drawing and painting since I was a kid, but art wasn't always the plan. I spent years in IT and technology, solving problems behind screens. The creative side never went away, though. Eventually I stopped treating it like a side thing and started treating it like what it is — the work I'm supposed to be doing.

The Work

Everything I create starts by hand — ink on paper, paint on canvas. From there, some pieces stay physical and some get taken into the digital world where I push the colors, textures, and detail further. I work in a range of styles: psychedelic and blacklight art, black-and-white ink illustrations, pop culture portraits, and surreal landscapes that blend the cosmic with the everyday.

A few series you'll find here:

  • Astro Space Series — Astronauts drifting through surreal, transcendent scenes
  • Hunter S. Thompson / Bat Country — A tribute to the gonzo spirit in vivid, psychedelic color
  • Blacklight Flowers — UV-reactive florals that come alive under blacklight
  • Skull & Ink Series — Detailed black-and-white work rooted in traditional ink illustration
  • Pop Culture Portraits — Willie Nelson, Darth Vader, and other icons reimagined through my lens

The Lab

Lowe Art Lab is my studio and brand — where the art gets made, printed, and shipped. I sell original paintings, high-quality prints in multiple sizes, and a growing line of merch including stickers, skateboards, and apparel. Every print is produced from high-resolution scans of the original work, keeping the color and detail as close to the real thing as possible.

This isn't a side hustle or a hobby shop. Lowe Art Lab is a registered LLC built to put original, handmade art into people's hands — whether that's a one-of-a-kind painting or a print you hang in your living room.

Get in Touch

Want to talk about a commission, collaboration, or just want to say what's up? I'd love to hear from you.

Email: lowelab@pm.me

Instagram: @loweartlab