8×8″, pearlescent watercolor on black, painted October 2023 for Spacetober Day 2 prompt “Galaxy”.
The Eagle Nebula (M16 star-forming region) as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope. 8×8”, pearlescent watercolor on cradled art board, finished September 5, 2023.
Ring Nebula as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope! This enhanced/assigned-color image by JWST was begging to be painted!
8×8”, pearlescent watercolor on cradled art board, finished August 15, 2023. This piece will be available for purchase online as part of Central Art Gallery’s Equal Sides show on September 15!
A FAULT ZONE OF MARS, 9×12”, watercolor and ink on cotton, painted July 2023. My interpretation of a HiRISE image of fault-crossed rock formations on #Mars.
“This image of northern Meridiani Planum shows faults that have disrupted layered deposits… some of the faulting occurred while the layered deposits were still soft and could undergo deformation, whereas other faults formed later when the layers must have been solidified and produced a clean break.”
https://www.uahirise.org/ESP_052893_1835
“Farewell to Bennu”, 7×10″, April 2023. Asteroid Bennu trailing debris with a distant OSIRIS-REx spacecraft departing towards Earth.
SpaceX Starship 24 and Super Heavy booster rises from a cloud of exhaust and dust on its first test launch on April 20, 2023. 6×12″, watercolor and ink on 100% cotton paper. Painted in May 2023.
MINERAL MOON, 8×8”, watercolor on cotton, painted May 2023. An enhanced color view of Sinus Iridum (Bay of Rainbows) and Mare Imbrium (Sea of Showers), showing the iron-rich (mafic) basalts in blues, with the iron-poor (felsic) rocks in oranges and browns.
The Lagoon Nebula as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2018. 8×10″, pearlescent watercolor on black cotton paper. Painted July 2023.
Sunset over Face Rock near Bandon, Oregon. 9×12″, watercolor on 100% cotton paper. Painted in June 2023. Collection of Cherie Cassidy.
“Starship Spectrum”, 7×10″, April 2023. Multicolored exhaust plume and clouds from SpaceX Starship 24 and Super Heavy booster test launch on April 20, 2023.
“Reaching for the Stars”, March 2023. 6×12″, ink and watercolor on 100% cotton. Depicting the historic first mating of the SpaceX (Star)Ship and Super Heavy Booster, the world’s largest rocket.
“Ubehebe Crater”, February 2023. 3.9×9.8″, watercolor on 100% cotton paper. When visiting Death Valley, we were lucky enough to see Ubehebe dusted with snow!
“Voyage To The Two Asteroids”, December 2022. 12×16″, watercolor and pearlescent watercolor on cotton. A nod to the 1903 French film “A Voyage to the Moon”, but depicting the DART spacecraft impacting Dimorphos.
“Ice Cliffs of Pluto”, December 2022. 7×10″, watercolor on cotton. Based on New Horizons imaging.
“Hues of Venus”, December 2022. 10×13”, pearlescent watercolor on cotton. Based on false color imaging by the JAXA Atatsuki spacecraft orbiting Venus.
6×12″, watercolor and pearlescent watercolor on cotton. November 2022.
“Hidden Colors”, 6×6″, painted October 2022. Collection of Michele Briggs.
6×6″ watercolor on 100% cotton paper. Painted in October 2022.
Painted as part of #Spacetober 2022 on Instagram for the 10/7 Capsule prompt.
Star-forming region RCW38 in the Milky Way. 6×6″ pearlescent watercolor on 100% black cotton paper. Painted in October 2022.
Painted as part of #Spacetober 2022 on Instagram for the 10/8 Star prompt.
6×6″ watercolor on 100% cotton paper. Painted in October 2022.
Painted as part of #Spacetober 2022 on Instagram for the 10/4 Prototype/Testing prompt.
6×6″ watercolor on 100% cotton paper. Painted in October 2022.
Painted as part of #Spacetober 2022 on Instagram for the 10/2 Launch prompt.
6×6″ pearlescent watercolor on 100% black cotton paper. Painted in October 2022.
Painted as part of Spacetober 2022 on Instagram for the 10/6 Galaxy prompt.
A look at the star-forming regions of the Orion Nebula via the James Webb Space Telescope. 6×6″, pearlescent watercolor on cotton. SOLD
6×6″ watercolor on 100% cotton paper. Painted in October 2022.
Painted as part of #Spacetober 2022 on Instagram for the 10/1 Moon prompt.
September 2022, 15″x22″, watercolor on 100% cotton paper.
February 2022, 12×7″ watercolor on 100% cotton paper. Collection of Bill Hirt.
March 2022, 9×12″ watercolor on 100% cotton paper.
December 2021, 9×12″ watercolor and pearlescent watercolor on 100% cotton paper. Private collection.
December 2021. 11×14″, watercolor on 100% cotton paper.
6×6″ unframed watercolor on 100% cotton paper. Painted in October 2021.
(Please note, product image is watermarked for copyright, but physical original painting is watermark-free.)
As a long-time fan of the Dune franchise, I was absolutely delighted by Legendary’s Dune, Part One, and when I heard Dune, Part Two was greenlighted, I painted the formidable Shai-Hulud of Arrakis. I do like the prominent (and plentiful) fangs on this version’s sandworm…
6×6″ unframed watercolor on 100% cotton paper. Painted in October 2021.
(Please note, product image is watermarked for copyright, but physical original painting is watermark-free.)
Painted as part of #Spacetober on Instagram for the Moon prompt.
October 2021. 7×10″, watercolor on 100% cotton paper.
I was very inspired by this photo of the Sahara Desert taken from the International Space Station, by Astronaut Shane Kimbrough. Fractals are everywhere in nature, and the winding alluvial fans and dunes in this photo make it very evident.
September 2021. 9×12″, ink and pearlescent watercolor on illustration board.
August 2021. 9×12″, ink and pearlescent watercolor on illustration board.
August 2020. 6×8″, watercolor on 100% cotton paper.
1995. 11×14″, ink on illustration board. 2nd Place in age division, 1995 Siskiyou County Fair.
August 2020. 8×10″, pearlescent watercolor on black 100% cotton paper.
July 2021. 11×14″, watercolor and pearlescent watercolor on 100% cotton paper.
This is a view of Space Shuttle Atlantis as it’s displayed at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex—the same view we had when my dear fiancé proposed to me in May. In the background, where the projection screen would be, I’ve loosely rendered a view of auroras over the earth as seen from the ISS (view photo). This will always be a special place for us!
January 2021. 9×12″, watercolor on 100% cotton paper. Collection of Cheryl Rose-Hall.
February 2021. 9×12″, watercolor and ink on 100% cotton paper. Collection of Nathan Baker.
This sunset view of Starship SN8 awaiting launch at Boca Chica, TX was painted in February 2021, based on a spectacular photo by C. Nunez Images, for my dear partner-in-crime’s Valentine’s Day present (he’s also the biggest SpaceX fan I know.)
September 2020. 6×8″, watercolor on 100% cotton paper.
June 2021. 7×10″, watercolor on 100% cotton paper. Collection of Carl & Reena Heagy.
Mt. Ashland is a special place for two dear friends of mine. I painted this in as a parting gift as they moved out of the area. I chose a sunrise photo by PJ Oswald to represent the dawning of a fresh chapter of their lives, and the start of a new adventure.
September 2020. 8×10″, watercolor on 100% cotton paper.
October 2020. 8×10″, watercolor on 100% cotton paper. Original available.
This painting was a truly fun experience. Having seen Ciaran’s gorgeous photo of Dun Briste sea stack at Downpatrick Head, I contacted him about painting it, and he followed along on Instagram through the entire process. As a geology major, this natural formation pushes all of my buttons!
May 2020. 9×12″, ink and marker on illustration board. Collection of Robert Bigelow III.
This illustration was done for a special friend’s 40th birthday. (He is, in fact, the biggest Back to the Future fan I know.)
November 2020. 8×10″, watercolor on 100% cotton paper.
I was very inspired by Griffin Barnett’s moody autumn photo of a waterfall in Virginia. He most graciously let me render this interpretation of his beautiful work.
