3i/atlas

Painted on raw canvas, the substrate of this work was developed with mineral pigment. It was my first time using this type of paint, which usually requires a binder. The texture of the pigment is gritty, grainy, and almost like soil. As such, the early stages of this painting unfolded slowly, organically, and with lots of warm, earth-tones.

As the painting evolved, it took on

Named after the interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, this work took on a cosmic atmosphere on the final day of painting.