INFINITE LANDS. Acrylic on Canvas 24 × 24 x 1.5 in. (30.5 × 30.5 × 3.8 cm) $1650.00

This galaxy is composed of 85% dark matter. We know it exists because of its gravitational pull. powerful yet unseen. An energy so delicate and elusive that it lies beyond our full understanding.

This painting incorporates the idea that, in both space and our lives, our only shared connection to what we agree exists is light. Light is our connection to the past; it shapes how we see the universe and how we interpret existence.

NASA Hubble Space Telescope

Virgo is one of the 48 constellations first cataloged by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the second century. Its name means “virgin” in Latin. It is an ancient constellation. The Babylonians knew it as “The Furrow”, representing the goddess Shala’s ear of grain. In Roman times she was represented by the goddess Ceres, who was the mother of Prosperina. Her festival was in the second week of April, the same time that the constellation appears in the spring skies. She was also sometimes identified as the virgin goddess Astraea, holding the scales of justice represented by the constellation Libra. Virgo is usually depicted on charts as a maiden with angelic wings holding two ears of wheat, one of which is marked by the bright star Spica.

Galatic Location: Virgo Constellation

Celestial Phenomenon: NGC 4753

Collection: 88 Constellations