Carte du ciel #04 land & memory

Carte du ciel #04 land & memoryOil on canvas14 x 18 in. 36 x 46 cm "Years ago in a small Parisian gallery, I bought an etching, a celestial map by the 17th century English astronomer John Flamsteed documenting the positions of the stars visible in the northern hemisphere, with the Milky Way cutting a blue swath through the otherwise mathematical image. On the back, in pencil, was written "Petite carte du ciel", Little Map of the Sky. It was a beautiful and audacious thing to

and portraits reference imagery and narratives from The Old Farmer’s Almanac

20 x 7 x 6 Inches

I felt the botanical drawings

and fluid washes

48 x 60 in

Custom solid walnut frame

72 x 56 in

18 x 24 Inches

Edition of 15

/ 38 x 28 cm

Layered cherry wood veneer

This painting is inspired by Heironymus Bosch and Diego Rivera