"We are a way for the cosmos to know itself"
-Carl Sagan

We are products of 13.8 billion years evolution and we are part of this universe, not simply within it.

The meaning of this painting is two fold. There is the meaning expressed above, that we are a part of the universe which has gained consciousness and is experiencing other parts of the universe. But I feel this painting also expresses something about the Cosmic Perspective series more broadly. Having the curiosity to look out and learn about the universe in which we find ourselves is an awakening experience: It's staggeringly vast. Our little sand grain of a planet is the only hospitable place within at least several lightyear's distance. This understanding puts things in perspective, our daily problems seem smaller, our culturally diverse human family feels a little closer, and fighting within it looks even more foolish.

This is what the Cosmic Perspective series in intended to remind us of.

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This is a high quality print of an original oil painting. It is printed with archival, pigmented inks on fine matte finish paper and lightly signed at the lower right. I put a lot of time into making sure my prints look great and I get lots of compliments on them!

Measures 15 x 12 inches plus a half inch white border. Shipped rolled and well protected inside a tube by USPS mail.

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