Rosetta Stone Back Side . Pastel pencils on hand-toned paper. 52" x 41". 2016 The Rosetta Stone is a rock stele inscribed with a decree from King Ptolemy V in 196 BCE. The decree is written in three scripts: hieroglyphic, demotic, and Greek. The s
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Orion Star Map, diptych. Charcoal pencils on hand-toned paper. 64”x 23”. 2015 In this drawing the image of an archaeological object called the Adorant (one of the oldest known representations of the human form, dated c. 35,000 BCE and thought to
Orion Star Map, diptych. Charcoal pencils on hand-toned paper. 32”x 23”. 2015 This is a representation of the front side of the carved mammoth tusk found in Germany, 1979. This is one of the earliest representations of the human figure and it is
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Orion Star Map, diptych. Charcoal pencils on hand-toned paper. 32”x 23”. 2015 This is a representation of the back side of the carved mammoth tusk found in Germany 1979. It depicts the 84 notches carved into the ivory, thought to represent the 84
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Ancient Cuneiform Star Map. Pastel pencil on hand-toned gouache paper. 10" x 10". 2016 This drawing represents a circular clay tablet called a planisphere, which maps various constellations. It is from the Neo-Assyrian Empire. With contemporary c
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Ancient Lunar Eclipse Cuneiform Tablet . Pastel pencils and gouache on paper. 27" x 17". 2016 This drawing represents an ancient Babylonian clay tablet that refers to a lunar eclipse between the 14th and 21st days of the month. Object is in the Br
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Tektite, Indochinite . Pastel pencils on hand-toned paper, 10” x 16”. 2015 Tektites are formed when a meteorite collides with the earth with such force that it liquefies upon impact, then mixes with earth material and is thrown at high speed into
A Time Apart (2), diptych. Pastel pencils on hand-toned gouache paper. 55" x 48" each. 2016 Left panel depicts an 80-million-year-old fossilized Hadrosaur egg. The right panel depicts the elliptical galaxy NGC 3610 Galaxy, which is approximately
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A Time Apart (3), diptych. Pastel pencils and gouache on paper. 40" x 35" and 40" x 40". 2016. Left panel depicts a 70-million-year-old Hadrosaur egg. The right panel depicts the barred spiral galaxy NGC 4639, which is 70 million light years away
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Fossilized Coral . Pastel pencils on hand-toned paper. 10" x 10". 2016. From the Paleozoic era, 251-542 million years old. At the beginning of this era, there was a sudden increase in the diversity and complexity of life forms. The first plants an
Fossilized Fern Leaf. Depiction of a fossilized impression of a fern leaf from the Upper Carboniferous period, 280-310 million years ago. During this time, warm temperatures and swampy environments led to a flourishing of plant life, including fern
Sikhote-Alin Meteorite . Pastel pencil on hand-toned gouache paper. 10" x 10". 2016. This drawing represents a fragment from the 1947 Sikhote-Alin meteorite strike in Siberia. When this meteorite entered earth’s atmosphere, it exploded in mid-air,
Velociraptor Skull . Pastel pencils on hand-toned paper, 40" x 52". 2015 Velociraptor was a dinosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous period, 71-75 million years ago.
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Day Moon . charcoal pencils on hand-toned paper. 2015. 24” x 25” This is a drawing of a waxing moon in the sixth day of its cycle. It is a representation of the moon as seen from an 8” refractor telescope with a 25mm eyepiece, and informed by lun
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M13, Globular Cluster (1). charcoal pencils on hand-toned paper. 2015 This is a drawing of the globular star cluster M13. There are approximately 300,000 stars in the cluster, some of them 11.7 billion years old. These stars are some of the oldes
M13, Globular Cluster (2). charcoal pencils on hand-toned paper. 2015 This is a drawing of the globular star cluster M13. There are approximately 300,000 stars in the cluster, some of them 11.7 billion years old. These stars are some of the oldes
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