THE CROSSING (1997)
Oil on Canvas - 30” X 60”

The uncertainty of and inescapable attraction to the concept of life after death. 1/2

#personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #passage

THE END OF NATURE VII (2005)
Acrylic on Panel - 25” x 40”

Up until this point in my End of Nature series, I had portrayed the people who represent humanity in general as somewhat oblivious to the support that nature was providing for them. 1/2

#personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #endofnature

What is lace to you? Boosts appreciated.

#lace #poll

"I know about people who talk about suffering for the common good. It's never bloody them! When you hear a man shouting "Forward, brave comrades!" you'll see he's the one behind the bloody big rock and the one wearing the only really arrow-proof helmet!"

Rincewind gives a speech on politics.
Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times

#GNUTerryPratchett, #SpeakHisName, #Discworld

NGC 3310: A Starburst Spiral Galaxy
Image Credit & Copyright: AAO ITSO Office, Gemini Obs./AURA & T. A. Rector (U. Alaska Anchorage)

Explanation: The party is still going on in spiral galaxy NGC 3310. Roughly 100 million years ago, NGC 3310 likely collided with a smaller galaxy causing the large spiral galaxy to light up with a tremendous burst of star formation. The changing gravity during the collision created density waves that compressed existing clouds of gas and triggered the star-forming party. The featured image from the Gemini North Telescope shows the galaxy in great detail, color-coded so that pink highlights gas while white and blue highlight stars. Some of the star clusters in the galaxy are quite young, indicating that starburst galaxies may remain in star-burst mode for quite some time. NGC 3310 spans about 50,000 light years, lies about 50 million light years away, and is visible with a small telescope towards the constellation of Great Bear Ursa Major.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260405.html #apod