#cosmicperspective

My first Bioluminescence painting, from 2015. Wishing you hope for a bright new year!

The light of life and the natural world. Of all the vastness of space, as of yet, we know of only one planet that supports life. At least within some great distance from here, life is rare. Each organism being the exquisite and detailed product of billions of years of evolution, life is precious. This point of light and inspiration stands in contrast to the lanterns and lights that are historically thought to be sources of illumination but are now dimmed; mythologies and superstitions humans have created as we struggled in the dark of ignorance to understand our world. But the process of science has revealed a luminous, living planet, more intricate and amazing than we could have ever imagined. Let us embrace the light of life in everyone, kindled over billions of years, and combine our efforts to light a brilliant future.

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#bioluminescence #mouse #oilpainting #fineart #stilllife #glowinthedark #humanism #humanist #cosmos #cosmicperspective #painting
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Hubble Deep Field
Oil, 18x24 inches
Throwback from a few years ago.

Since it’s launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has produced some of the most spectacular images of our universe. In 1995, the spirit of discovery led the Hubble team to point the telescope at the darkest patch of sky they could find, not knowing if they would see anything at all. In that patch of sky, the size of a pinhead at arms length, the Hubble Deep Field observation revealed 3,000 galaxies stretched out to distances of up to 13 billion lightyears. Since looking deep into space is also looking deep into the history of the universe (when the light left it’s source), the observation was our first nearly complete view of the entire history of the universe in one image. Hubble’s observations narrowed our knowledge of the age of our universe to a decimal point of accuracy (from a range of 10-20 billion years down to 13.7 billion) and brought us that much closer to understanding where we sit in this vast and beautiful space-time.

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#cosmicperspective #hubble #hubbletelescope #hubbledeepfield #allegory #figurepainting #figurativeart #oilpainting #spaceart #cosmos #astronomy
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Pleased to see my painting, Nullius In Verba, is a finalist in the Art Renewal Center Salon!
Oil, 24 x 18 in

Latin for “on the word of no one” or “take nobody’s word for it”, Nullius in verba is the motto of the oldest national scientific institution, the Royal Society. The society was founded in 1660 and presided over by Sir Isaac Newton from 1703-27. The motto is explained thus:

It is an expression of the determination of Fellows to withstand the domination of authority and to verify all statements by an appeal to facts determined by experiment.
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#cosmicperspective #nulliusinverba #scienceart #cosmos #spaceart #overvieweffect #astronomy #oilpainting #figurepainting #artwork #fineart
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Bioluminescence : Curiosity
Oil, 16 x 12 inches
One of the pieces that sold in my group show, Taking Flight, at Rehs Contemporary last month.

A print would make a great gift as we celebrate light in these dark winter months
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The light of life and the natural world. Of all the vastness of space, as of yet, we know of only one planet that supports life. At least within some great distance from here, life is rare. Each organism being the exquisite and detailed product of billions of years of evolution, life is precious. This point of light and inspiration stands in contrast to the lanterns and lights that are historically thought to be sources of illumination but are now dimmed; mythologies and superstitions humans have created as we struggled in the dark of ignorance to understand our world. But the process of science has revealed a luminous, living planet, more intricate and amazing than we could have ever imagined. Let us embrace the light of life in everyone, kindled over billions of years, and combine our efforts to light a brilliant future.

#bioluminescence #bird #birdpainting #putabirdonit #humanist #humanism #humanlight #scienceart #glowing #cosmicperspective #giftideas #artwork #oilpainting
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A few detail shots of Oasis so you can see the strokes.

“From that distance, my thumb fit over the entire Earth. I realized how insignificant we all are if everything I’d ever known is behind my thumb … When you see Earth from the moon, you realize how fragile it is and just how limited the resources are. We’re all astronauts on this spaceship Earth and we have to work and live together.”
- Astronaut Jim Lovell

“The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena… In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand… the only home we’ve ever known.”
- Carl Sagan, The Pale Blue Dot

Prints and original through link in bio.

#paintingdetail #paintingcloseup #oilpainting #figurepainting #figurativeart #figurativepainting #spaceart #scienceart #overvieweffect #palebluedot #sagan #cosmicperspective #humanism #cosmos #earthrise
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Oasis
Oil, 24 x 18 inches
A new painting from a study I posted earlier this year, now available on IX!

“From that distance, my thumb fit over the entire Earth. I realized how insignificant we all are if everything I’d ever known is behind my thumb … When you see Earth from the moon, you realize how fragile it is and just how limited the resources are. We’re all astronauts on this spaceship Earth and we have to work and live together.”
- Astronaut Jim Lovell

“The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena… In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand… the only home we’ve ever known.”
- Carl Sagan, The Pale Blue Dot

Prints and original through link in bio!

#overvieweffect #overview #cosmicperspective #spaceart #spaceartist #humanist #humanism #art #fineart #oilpainting #figurepainting #figurativeart #painting #cosmos #sagan #sciart #scienceart #earth #palebluedot
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Details of Fusion Lighting the Stars
Oil, 18 x 24 inches

Opening tomorrow in ‘Midnight Garden’, curated by @beautifulbizarremagazine at @moderneden Gallery!
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Stars are continuous nuclear explosions! Not simply fixed masses of hot gas, stars are a balance of two enormous forces: gravity and nuclear fusion. On its own, gravity would crush a star into the oblivion of a black hole or other super-dense entity. But nuclear fusion pushes back, releasing so much energy that the outer layers of the star are literally blown away, aloft from the core, and in equilibrium with gravity. From lightyears away, these cataclysmic explosions flutter as faint candles in our night sky.

Stars live a looong time, billions of years, but eventually the fuel of fusion runs out and gravity prevails. In the span of the universe, stars exist as temporary states of matter that will one day transition into other things. Much of their mass will be crushed. But in the process, many will fuse carbon, the other elements of life, and form planetary nebula. Later, these nebula will condense into new solar systems, and perhaps be part of some other temporary state of matter lucky enough to be able think about it.

#cosmicperspective #spaceart #scienceart #cosmos #nebula #paintingdetail #paintingcloseup #figurepainting #oilpainting #sciart #humanist #starstuff #stardust
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Fusion Lighting the Stars, Detailed Study, 6 x 8 inches

Color study will be available tomorrow morning on @everydayorig !

Full painting will be showing in “Midnight Garden” at Modern Eden Gallery this Saturday!
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Stars are continuous nuclear explosions! Not simply fixed masses of hot gas, stars are a balance of two enormous forces: gravity and nuclear fusion. On its own, gravity would crush a star into the oblivion of a black hole or other super-dense entity. But nuclear fusion pushes back, releasing so much energy that the outer layers of the star are literally blown away, aloft from the core, and in equilibrium with gravity. From lightyears away, these cataclysmic explosions flutter as faint candles in our night sky.

Stars live a looong time, billions of years, but eventually the fuel of fusion runs out and gravity prevails. In the span of the universe, stars exist as temporary states of matter that will one day transition into other things. Much of their mass will be crushed. But in the process, many will fuse carbon, the other elements of life, and form planetary nebula. Later, these nebula will condense into new solar systems, and perhaps be part of some other temporary state of matter lucky enough to be able think about it.

#preliminary #prelims #paintingprocess #colorstudy #spaceart #spaceartwork #cosmicperspective #starstuff #stardust #nebula #allegory #smallworks #tinypainting
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Fusion Lighting the Stars
Oil, 18 x 24 inches

For the upcoming ‘Midnight Garden’ show, curated by @beautifulbizarremagazine at @moderneden Gallery, opening October 24th!
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Stars are continuous nuclear explosions! Not simply fixed masses of hot gas, stars are a balance of two enormous forces: gravity and nuclear fusion. On its own, gravity would crush a star into the oblivion of a black hole or other super-dense entity. But nuclear fusion pushes back, releasing so much energy that the outer layers of the star are literally blown away, aloft from the core, and in equilibrium with gravity. From lightyears away, these cataclysmic explosions flutter as faint candles in our night sky.

Stars live a looong time, billions of years, but eventually the fuel of fusion runs out and gravity prevails. In the span of the universe, stars exist as temporary states of matter that will one day transition into other things. Much of their mass will be crushed. But in the process, many will fuse carbon, the other elements of life, and form planetary nebula. Later, these nebula will condense into new solar systems, and perhaps be part of some other temporary state of matter lucky enough to be able think about it.
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Watch for the color study to this painting on @everydayorig Tuesday.

#cosmicperspective #cosmos #astronomyart #spaceart #figurativeart #figurativepainting #figurativeartist #nebula #spaceartist #stars #scienceart #sciart #humanist #humanism #starstuff #stardust #secular
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Bioluminescence : Altruism
Oil, 16 x 12 inches

Seven person, bird themed show opening Thursday at @rehscontemporary !

The light of life and the natural world. Of all the vastness of space, as of yet, we know of only one planet that supports life. At least within some great distance from here, life is rare. Each organism being the exquisite and detailed product of billions of years of evolution, life is precious. The process of science has revealed a luminous, living planet, more intricate and amazing than we could have ever imagined. Let us embrace the light of life in everyone, kindled over billions of years, and combine our efforts to light a brilliant future.

Prints through link in bio.

#bioluminescence #humanist #humanism #art #artwork #galleryshow #birdpainting #glow #cosmicperspective #birdsofinstagram #fineart #rehscontemporary #availableart #boldbrush
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Another tiny painting from a set of commissions I did earlier this year. This one is 6x4 inches.

#spaceart #portraitpainting #figurepainting #tinypainting #smallworks #cosmos #cosmicperspective #stars
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