As with myself, many artists have been inspired in the really big picture, or pictures that have come back from the Hubble telescope and what that means to us as inhabitants of this planet. So often I feel that we need a bit of perspective that goes beyond our petty annoyances with each other; annoyances that cause wars and way too many forms of disrespect and mistreatment of each other (to understate it a bit...). This series is meant to aid meditation, especially of our miniscule existence in the incredible vastness of space. But to interpret the dry matter and dust of the big picture, there is a contradiction – I need fluidity in my paint.

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I build these paintings slowly, layer by layer, and need time for each layer to dry. Sometimes they take over and my careful planning gets co-opted. I like the surprises this type of painting brings me.