The Fires Within

2002. Acrylic on stretched canvas. 24"x30".

Five billion years from now, the nuclear fires within our dying sun will put on their final show, driving its gaseous outer envelope into space and creating a glorious planetary nebula.
The glowing shell of gas rapidly expands toward the lifeless earth and moon.

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The Fires Within

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Five billion years from now, the nuclear fires within our dying sun will put on their final show, driving its gaseous outer envelope into space and creating a glorious planetary nebula. The glowing shell of gas rapidly expands toward the lifeless earth and moon.

Five billion years from now, the nuclear fires within our dying sun will put on their final show, driving its gaseous outer envelope into space and creating a glorious planetary nebula.
The glowing shell of gas rapidly expands toward the lifeless earth and moon.