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!
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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
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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
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Water Jewels …
Sparkling on a spiderweb as the sun rises and blesses the new day. Each strand of the web has its load of dew drops and the entire web sagged with the burden. Yet it did not break. What an architect!
Dew on Web Etching, 9″ x 12″
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Overnight … rain and thunderstorms … in the morning blue sky and a walk at
8 am in Estero LLano where all the trees are draped in glittering spider webs.
Estero Llano Web
Backlit by the rising sun the ordinarily invisible webs are revealed by the raindrops pearled on each delicate loop.
Estero Llano Web
spider webs looped from tree to tree …
Estero Llano Web
and on the fences …
and then a glimpse of the architect of the webs.
The Architect
He is a tiny creature in an unusual shape.
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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
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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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This family group may exist on some planet somewhere in the vast universe. As humans move out into space they will strive to understand the unknown. It is intriguing to try to conceptualize what alien forms of life may look like.
Family Group by Mary P Williams
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There is the Harper’s magazine article titled “Damage Control” in the December 2013 issue which surveys the tide that the 20th century artists ride …
Ben Lerner gives us the tale of The Salvage Art Institute (SAI) founded by the artist Elka Krajewska in which she buys “valueless” art which has been damaged, gone thru the insurance appraisal process, and stored in a warehouse … never to be seen again.
My piece is in a clear egg carton, with dyed, blown eggs, each of which has a cutout from a magazine with an X across it. These photos of “art” are then crushed by lowering the lid of the egg carton which “deconstructs” the whole object, leaving it in pieces.
Deconstruction by Mary P. Williams
The article is thoughtful, educational, and will give you a hearty laugh! Click here to go to Harper’s Magazine
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A fascinating article in The New Yorker, January 20,2014 titled “The Real Estate Artist” inspired my piece showing a block of wood from an old building, a drawing of a wood-boring beetle, and sawdust.
Theater Gates
This is the ultimate irony we have come to in the art world. Read this clever twist on “art” for fun and insight!
Click here to go to New Yorker article.
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