Universe
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BIRTH OF A STAR
These “Universe” watercolor paintings were inspired by the Hubble and Spitzer telescope images as released by NASA for public domain. (Images in space are often photographed in black and white, and then translated into color by NASA astronomers and artists.) As it turns out – a team of astronomers from the Johns Hopkins University discovered that the Universe is neither blue, turquoise or red – but, beige or “Cosmic Latte”.
Obviously, my watercolors do not imitate the true colors of the universe – but, are as vibrant and explosive as I imagined them to be. Passionate on one side – and meditative on the other - these paintings consist of sweeping brushstrokes, transparent color, bold movement and three dimensional contrast.
My intent was - to heighten the on-looker’s curiosity about the universe…to expand their vision beyond everyday reality... and to spark renewed interest in science as well as the arts.
ASTONISHING FACTS:
Did you know that our Milky Way galaxy is 100,000 light years in diameter and consists of 200 billion stars – one of which is our sun? (One light year measures approximately 6 trillion miles.)
The sun is 30,000 light years from the center of the Milky Way and orbits around that center in about 200 million years, with an average speed of about 800,000 km/h. The sun has completed 23 orbits so far.
The Milky Way is one galaxy of one hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe. It does not sit still, but, is constantly rotating. The sun and the solar system travel with our galaxy at an average speed of 515,000 miles per hour.
Not only is the Milky Way spinning, it is also moving through the universe. In about four billion years, the Milky Way will collide with its nearest neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy. The two are rushing towards each other at about 70 miles per second. This unavoidable collision shouldn’t be a problem for inhabitants of Earth. By the time the two galaxies ram headlong into each other, the sun will already have ballooned into a red giant, making our planet uninhabitable.
In other words – the earth is spinning around its axis at 1040 miles per hour…the earth orbits 93 million miles from the sun – taking one year to complete an orbit. The earth revolves around the sun at a speed of 18.5 miles per second.
The entire time you are sitting still – you are actually spinning around the earth, the sun and the universe – at high speeds.
These “Universe” watercolor paintings were inspired by the Hubble and Spitzer telescope images as released by NASA for public domain. (Images in space are often photographed in black and white, and then translated into color by NASA astronomers and artists.) As it turns out – a team of astronomers from the Johns Hopkins University discovered that the Universe is neither blue, turquoise or red – but, beige or “Cosmic Latte”.
Obviously, my watercolors do not imitate the true colors of the universe – but, are as vibrant and explosive as I imagined them to be. Passionate on one side – and meditative on the other - these paintings consist of sweeping brushstrokes, transparent color, bold movement and three dimensional contrast.
My intent was - to heighten the on-looker’s curiosity about the universe…to expand their vision beyond everyday reality... and to spark renewed interest in science as well as the arts.
ASTONISHING FACTS:
Did you know that our Milky Way galaxy is 100,000 light years in diameter and consists of 200 billion stars – one of which is our sun? (One light year measures approximately 6 trillion miles.)
The sun is 30,000 light years from the center of the Milky Way and orbits around that center in about 200 million years, with an average speed of about 800,000 km/h. The sun has completed 23 orbits so far.
The Milky Way is one galaxy of one hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe. It does not sit still, but, is constantly rotating. The sun and the solar system travel with our galaxy at an average speed of 515,000 miles per hour.
Not only is the Milky Way spinning, it is also moving through the universe. In about four billion years, the Milky Way will collide with its nearest neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy. The two are rushing towards each other at about 70 miles per second. This unavoidable collision shouldn’t be a problem for inhabitants of Earth. By the time the two galaxies ram headlong into each other, the sun will already have ballooned into a red giant, making our planet uninhabitable.
In other words – the earth is spinning around its axis at 1040 miles per hour…the earth orbits 93 million miles from the sun – taking one year to complete an orbit. The earth revolves around the sun at a speed of 18.5 miles per second.
The entire time you are sitting still – you are actually spinning around the earth, the sun and the universe – at high speeds.
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