Bubble Nebula and the Star Cluster

And unintentionally, two process photo sets in one day!  Here are some process pics for my next gallery show, Cluster, opening at Gallery Nucleus Portland on April 7th featuring a large roster of awesome art on wooden mushrooms.  Working in 3D was a challenge for me, but also a lot of fun!

A cluster of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud

Image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. PA

Tliltocatl albopilosus or curly hair tarantula on amethyst. Done in pastel pencils and colored pencils on pastel mat.

Prints - www.grayghostcreations.etsy.com

This new NASA Hubble Space Telescope view shows the globular cluster NGC 2298, a sparkling collection of thousands of stars held together by their mutual gravitational attraction. Globular clusters are typically home to populations of older stars, and they mostly reside in the dusty outskirts of galaxies. Scientists utilized the telescope’s unique ability to observe the cosmos across multiple wavelengths of light to study NGC 2298 in ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light. This valuable information helps astronomers better understand how globular clusters behave, including their internal movements, orbits, and the evolution of their stars.

Image Credit & Copyright: NASA, ESA, G. Piotto (Universita degli Studi di Padova), and A. Sarajedini (Florida Atlantic University);

NGC 1850, Star Cluster

"Scraps II" Mixed media on wooden mushroom Approx. 6.25" tall

Here's my piece for the "Cluster 2" show, which runs from April 5th—27th at Nucleus House in Portland. Each artist in the show was given a blank wooden mushroom to work on and I decided to once again transform my mushroom into an apple! 🍏🐞

Check out my apple from last year here! 🍎

This was so fun to see come together. I especially like the fruit sticker and happy apple logo that I came up with 😃

If you're interested in purchasing this piece, go here.

[Photo of blank wooden mushroom courtesy of the gallery]

Southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, laying eggs on water’s surface

Photographed in Florida by Sean McCann

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Musca Spiderthing Gets Her Revenge

A reminder: narcissistic abuse isn't a thing! It will never be a thing! Have the day you deserve! /Not directed at anyone

Pleiades Star Cluster

Meet Cluster

NGC 2264 Aka 'Christmas Tree Cluster'

Courtesy: NASA

Cluster – Curiosum (1981)

It’s oh-so-easy to be mesmerized by this spiral galaxy known as NGC 4254. Follow its clearly defined arms, which are brimming with stars, to its center, where there may be old star clusters and, sometimes, active supermassive black holes. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope delivered highly detailed scenes of this spiral galaxy in a combination of near- and mid-infrared light.

Image Credit & Copyright: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Janice Lee (STScI), Thomas Williams (Oxford), and the PHANGS team