Celestial Paintings on view at Out of the Fire restaurant in Easton, MD
I welcome the opportunity to present “Out of this World,” a series of oil paintings inspired by the 2024 global celebration of solar science. The theme is timeless; the ancient Greeks interpreted the planets and stars as musical notes that might compose a symphony. Contemporary society is studying climate change, space travel, and sustainability. See 18 of my celestial oil paintings at Out of the Fire restaurant at 111 S. Washington St. in Easton, MD from November 5, 2024 until February 2025.
Many artists understandably focus on painting landscapes and seascapes because of nature’s infinite beauty. The skyscape is also part of every landscape, even though if cannot be directly observed in detail with the naked eye. NASA’s Hubble and Webb telescope imagery now give me a better idea than ever before about what it might look like to paint “plein air” in outer space. I doubt I will ever be an astronaut, yet, the stars, sky, and planets are important parts of how I perceive nature. Planet Earth, and each of us, is just a tiny part of the universe.
Painting celestial themes offers a wonderful opportunity to include elements of imagination, emotion, and colorful creativity in every composition. Are the images abstract or representational? Are the paintings showing night or daylight? Do the depths of the universe look different as the Earth turns? My artwork series intentionally raises so many queries about time, space, defining reality, and imagining infinity.
The restaurant serves lunch an dinner from Tuesday thru Saturday each week. All work is for sale. Commissions welcome.
