Posted in My Paintings, Natural Phenomena, tagged Butterflies, Butterfly, Language, Mary P Williams, Visual Symbols on April 25, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Butterflies II by Mary P Williams
If language is thought of as “a system of communication …either written or spoken,” another category might be added : visual symbols can also carry a message. This fanciful painting explores the concept that butterflies “talk” to each other using the marks on their wings. Here is a collection of marks taken from various species of butterflies with a dollop of imagination.
Posted in My Paintings, tagged Creative Drive, Creative Stirrings, Creativity, Dreams on February 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »
The Rainbow Hands
by Mary P. Williams
It was my 76th year to heaven and the weather turned around … there stood I in the Rio Grande Valley with paint on my hands. To be creative is to be divine. Perhaps it may be unbelievable but the drive to “make something” grows stronger with age. The question is not how (wood? marble? oil paint? acrylics? paper? canvas?) …
the question is what …
what stirs in our dreams ?
Posted in My Paintings, Natural Phenomena, Texas, Watercolor, tagged Palm Trees on February 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »
“Texas Palm Trees” watercolor, 22″ x 30″
Steady wind … strong wind …
Fine sand whirling past.
Palm trees bending low …
and ever lower … Break ?
Will the trunk snap ?
Never! I have never seen
it snapping … Pieces break off
but never a broken tree.
Posted in My Paintings, Natural Phenomena, Watercolor, tagged Galaxies, Other Worlds on December 30, 2014| Leave a Comment »
But …Can We Live There? Watercolor, 22″ x 30″
Strange structures on a far-flung world. Made by creatures? By natural processes? Of the many, many worlds in our galaxy are there some touched by old civilizations?
Posted in My Paintings, My Paintings UTPA MFA, Natural Phenomena, Watercolor, tagged Aurora Borealis, Earth, Northern Lights, View of Earth from Space on December 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Aurora Borealis Seen From Space, 22″ x 30″
Were we able to fly out in space and look back on our planet we might see the Aurora Borealis in full glory … this is a sight humankind has only been able to see in the last few decades. Named for the goddess of dawn, Aurora, it is also called the Northern Lights. We live in an exciting era!
Posted in My Paintings, My Paintings UTPA MFA, Natural Phenomena, Watercolor, tagged Saturn, Solar System, Titan, Watercolor on December 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Enceladus watercolor, 22″ x 30″
Enceladus is one of the moons of Saturn and has black sands and methane fountains. One of the most volcanically active bodies in our solar system, it spews forth methane and has methane lakes. A spectacle which would be awesome to see!
Posted in Etchings, My Paintings, My Paintings UTPA MFA, Watercolor, tagged Comet Landing, Etchings, Lander Philae, Philae, Rosetta Mission, Watercolors on December 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Landing on a comet as it rushes around the Sun at 84,000 miles per hour … a miracle of engineering and precision!
Lander Philae, watercolor
Then to the marvel of the photos taken by the Lander Philae which are relayed to the Rosetta Mission and hence on to us on the Internet … truly miraculous!!
Lander Philae, Etching
Posted in My Paintings, My Paintings UTPA MFA, Watercolor, tagged Saturn, Watercolor on December 7, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The Rings of Saturn
Our neighbor in space, Saturn, with its orbiting rings of frozen ice and (?).
The known is small … the unknown is vast … many puzzles to keep humankind occupied.
The Rings of Saturn
Posted in Mars, My Paintings, Natural Phenomena, tagged Comet Sliding Spring, Deimos, Mars, Phobos, The Red Planet on October 29, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Mars …
Swinging around out there in space. Considered a hostile environment … Carbon Dioxide atmosphere, frozen water, less gravity, astonishingly beautiful! Smaller than the Earth … What mineral treasures will be found there ?
Mars by Mary P. Williams
The Red Planet … covered with the glow of red iron oxide dust. Close to Earth, yet a tantalizing distance away … a mystery to be reflected upon and studied.
The Red Planet by Mary P. Williams
Mars, named after the Roman god of war, has two “moons” which are named Phobos (panic/fear) and Deimos (terror/dread). Humans have projected their fears and hopes into space … mythic names for these objects in space.
Martian Moons by Mary P. Williams
Phobos and Deimos have a close orbit to Mars … even though they are smaller than our moon they would appear larger if seen from Mars. This is an artistic “guess,” not a scientific fact!
Phobos and Deimos by Mary P. Williams
Whizzing by Mars on October 19th, 2014 is the Comet Sliding Spring. It is a massive ball of “dirty ice” putting on a spectacular show while it sheds bits and pieces into space.
Comet Sliding Spring by Mary P. Williams
Here they are again … the magic moons circling Mars.
The Magic Moons of Mars by Mary P. Williams
For half a century there has been speculation about the possibility of alien life on Mars … is this a whirlwind of sand or two Martians conversing ? ? or ……. ?
Mars Whirlwinds by Mary P. Williams
The burning question for centuries was “Is the Earth the center of the universe?” Has the center (of scientific study) shifted to Mars ?
Is Mars the Center? by Mary P. Williams
Phobos, a moon of Mars, passing in front of the Sun. From photos taken 3 seconds apart revealing … Beauty !
Phobos and the Sun by Mary P. Williams
Posted in My Paintings, Watercolor, tagged Extraterrestial Life, Fantasy Art, Ink, Watercolor on May 2, 2014| Leave a Comment »
These sentinels stand on a bleak planet waiting … waiting … over countless light years to welcome the arrival of any life form which is voyaging between the stars.
Sentinels by Mary P Williams
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