Jewel In The Sword

24 x 20 in. Oil on Panel. 2019.

Imagery of lightning taken at Lido Key in Sarasota, FL and an infrared image taken by ESO of the Orion Nebula.

“Orion the Hunter is perhaps the best known constellation in the sky…And for astronomers, Orion is surely one of the most important constellations, as it contains one of the nearest and most active stellar nurseries in the Milky Way, the galaxy in which we live… Just below Orion’s belt, the hilt of his sword holds a great jewel in the sky, the beautiful Orion Nebula.”

https://www.eso.org/public/usa/news/eso0104/