COSMICOMICS: The Soft Moon

“According to this theory, the Moon originally was a planet gravitating around the Sun, until the moment when the nearness of the Earth caused it to be derailed from its orbit. Captured by terrestrial gravity, the Moon moved closer and closer, contracting its orbit around us. At a certain moment the reciprocal attraction began to alter the surface of the two celestial bodies, raising very high waves from which fragments were detached and sent spinning in space, between Earth and Moon, especially fragments of lunar matter which finally fell upon Earth. Later, through the influence of our tides, the Moon was impelled to move away again, until it reached its present orbit. But a part of the lunar mass, perhaps half of it, had remained on Earth, forming the continents.”

14 x 11 inches
ink and marker on watercolor paper
March 29, 2016
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CHASING THE WHALE: Cetology 14

Title: BOOK III. (Duodecimo), CHAPTER III (Mealy-mouthed Porpoise).

11 x 14 inches
ink on watercolor paper
January 18, 2016
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CHASING THE WHALE: Cetology 13

Title: BOOK III. (Duodecimo), CHAPTER II (Algerine Porpoise).

11 x 14 inches
ink on watercolor paper
January 18, 2016
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CHASING THE WHALE: Cetology 12

Title: BOOK III. (Duodecimo), CHAPTER I (Huzza Porpoise).

11 x 14 inches
ink on watercolor paper
January 18, 2016
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CHASING THE WHALE: Cetology 11

Title: BOOK II. (Octavo), CHAPTER V (Thrasher).

16 x 20 inches
ink on watercolor paper
January 17, 2016
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CHASING THE WHALE: Cetology 10

Title: BOOK II. (Octavo), CHAPTER IV (Killer).

16 x 20 inches
ink on watercolor paper
January 12, 2016
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CHASING THE WHALE: Cetology 09

Title: BOOK II. (Octavo), CHAPTER III (Narwhale).

16 x 20 inches
ink on watercolor paper
January 12, 2016
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CHASING THE WHALE: Cetology 08

Title: BOOK II. (Octavo), CHAPTER II (Black Fish).

16 x 20 inches
ink on watercolor paper
January 10, 2016
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CHASING THE WHALE: Cetology 07

Title: BOOK II. (Octavo), CHAPTER I (Grampus).

16 x 20 inches
ink on watercolor paper
January 9, 2016
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CHASING THE WHALE: Cetology 06

Title: BOOK I. (Folio), CHAPTER VI (Sulphur Bottom).

22 x 30 inches
ink on watercolor paper
January 8, 2016
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CHASING THE WHALE: Cetology 05

Title: BOOK I. (Folio), CHAPTER V (Razor Back).

22 x 30 inches
ink on watercolor paper
January 3, 2016
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