Fragments of the Multiverse Collage

This was a commissioned piece. I discussed the work with the customers for several weeks and did a number of sketches for them, zeroing in on what they had in mind. They were attracted to my abstract work and I was wanting to try some new techniques- specifically, I had acquired some lovely Japanese paper and I wanted to draw on it. The piece consists of ten or so pieces of torn paper pasted onto board, then white-washed. Gold paint, graphite, and charcoal are on top. The surface has a slight fuzziness wherever there isn't gold. The painting has an astronomical / astrological feel; it evokes both the distant future and distant past, conjuring planetary alignments and the charts of ancient navigators. I wanted to create a sense of timeless wonder.