“Swamp Gas”
24-in X 36-in X 1-in
acrylic on stretched canvas
Aug. 2025
Welcome to the Vortex friends and another painting from my series exploring unusual atmospheric conditions that some people (not me..., other people) tend to confuse with physical objects (sometimes structured flying crafts). This is a painting of “Swamp Gas,” which is caused by the mixing of warm and cold air. I hope that showing what some of these completely ordinary weather events actually look like will prove, in at least some people's minds, that there's nothing unusual about these phenomenon. If you happen to witness a similar atmospheric anomaly, you should immediately close your eyes and pretend that it's not happening…, and for God's sake, don't tell anyone about it. I’m pretty sure they’ll think you're crazy…
Swamp Gas is an original 24" x 36" acrylic painting on stretched canvas that bridges retro-futuristic sci-fi folklore with visionary mysticism and high-chroma abstraction. Dominating the upper section of the canvas, an immense, metallic saucer mothership hovers poised against deep space. The craft is detailed with tiered silver hull plating, circular cyan cockpit windows, and a lower rim filled with illuminated instrumentation consoles and multi-colored indicator lights. Floating around the vessel are celestial orbital nodes, each ringed with colorful atomic petals.
Directly beneath the mothership, the composition transitions into an enigmatic, biomechanical face or totem. Crowned with layered heart portals, warm geometric wings, and deep textured eye apertures, this central mask anchors the connection between higher celestial intelligences and terrestrial consciousness. The lower plane bursts into an exuberant sea of dense, pointillist orbs and planetary bubbles rendered in vibrant blues, neon pinks, tangerines, lime greens, and deep purples. Layered with shimmering glitter, raised impasto dots, and fine-line geometry, this large-format statement piece brings dynamic narrative energy and cosmic wonder to any contemporary art collection.
“Swamp Gas”
24-in X 36-in X 1-in
acrylic on stretched canvas
Aug. 2025
Welcome to the Vortex friends and another painting from my series exploring unusual atmospheric conditions that some people (not me..., other people) tend to confuse with physical objects (sometimes structured flying crafts). This is a painting of “Swamp Gas,” which is caused by the mixing of warm and cold air. I hope that showing what some of these completely ordinary weather events actually look like will prove, in at least some people's minds, that there's nothing unusual about these phenomenon. If you happen to witness a similar atmospheric anomaly, you should immediately close your eyes and pretend that it's not happening…, and for God's sake, don't tell anyone about it. I’m pretty sure they’ll think you're crazy…
Swamp Gas is an original 24" x 36" acrylic painting on stretched canvas that bridges retro-futuristic sci-fi folklore with visionary mysticism and high-chroma abstraction. Dominating the upper section of the canvas, an immense, metallic saucer mothership hovers poised against deep space. The craft is detailed with tiered silver hull plating, circular cyan cockpit windows, and a lower rim filled with illuminated instrumentation consoles and multi-colored indicator lights. Floating around the vessel are celestial orbital nodes, each ringed with colorful atomic petals.
Directly beneath the mothership, the composition transitions into an enigmatic, biomechanical face or totem. Crowned with layered heart portals, warm geometric wings, and deep textured eye apertures, this central mask anchors the connection between higher celestial intelligences and terrestrial consciousness. The lower plane bursts into an exuberant sea of dense, pointillist orbs and planetary bubbles rendered in vibrant blues, neon pinks, tangerines, lime greens, and deep purples. Layered with shimmering glitter, raised impasto dots, and fine-line geometry, this large-format statement piece brings dynamic narrative energy and cosmic wonder to any contemporary art collection.