The Celestial Series
“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.” - Carl Sagan I painted this series of nine paintings over a period of 8 weeks this summer. At the end of July, I received the news from a very dear friend of mine that her business partner and close friend had been in a boating accident and was lost at sea. That night I went into my studio in a state of shock. The painting "I'm Here" was the result of that painting session. As with all paintings borne from the intuitive process, this one seem to paint itself. I had no plan or sketch that I was working from - in fact my mind just shut off and my hand took over while I observed. I have never painted anything like "I'm Here", or the subsequent eight paintings that came afterward. They are not painted in my usual style. ...