This ethereal piece inspired by the Vesta Nebula is in constant motion within itself and challenges the viewer to get lost in the vastness of what lies beyond this atmosphere.  The first piece completed as a transitional painting between canvas and hardboard, it captures a turn in the art I have completed.  Several different techniques…

Messier 78, a reflection nebula in the Orion Constellation was first discovered in 1780 individually by both Charles Messier and Pierre Méchain.  A relatively close nebula at only 1,600 light years away, it can be seen with by the amateur astronomer with small telescopes.  This large piece, inspired by one of the closest nebula above…

Trinitrotoluene to the chemists, T.N.T. to everyone else.  T.N.T. is sometimes used as a reagent in chemical synthesis but is widely known for its use as an explosive, still used today in military and industrial applications.  First prepared in 1863 by a German chemist, it’s original purpose was to be used as a yellow dye….

The Andromeda Galaxy, similar to our own spiral galaxy, sits a mere 2.5 million light years away.  The most massive galaxy in the Local Group, it contains at least twice the number of stars as the Milky Way, leaving twice as much area to explore.  These rich blues and purples extend outward, reaching for each…

This intense piece, inspired by the Calabash Nebula, stretches outward and onward, allowing for a full stunning viewing of the intricate sweeping washes of black.  This is a truly unique and modern piece that begs the eye to move outward from its center to investigate the reaching and grasping wisps of smoky blacks and yellows….

Translated to “Much Spreading” in Hawaiian, this collision of contrast has been evoked from Mount Kilauea’s active lava flow as it enters the Pacific Ocean in Hawaii.  Kilauea, one of the youngest hyperactive shield volcanoes, is widely considered to be the most active volcano on Earth today. The smoky blacks plume into the whites creating…

A truly magnetic, yet tortured visualization of the famous Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD.  In one of the most catastrophic and famous eruptions in history, the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum on the coast of the Bay of Naples, Italy were buried in feet of pyroclastic flow.  This piece embodies the intensity of such…