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Imagine flying through space with this original miniature painting of Mercury transiting the sun as seen by NASA's Hinode telescope.

Begun together with its three sister paintings as Mercury began its retrograde into sidereal Virgo in September of 2015, it was given the name Mercury Retrograde in Virgo #1.

In red, black, shades of gold and mercurial silver it evokes the juxtaposition between the immensity of the sun against the vastness of space and the odd balance that exists between the two.

A closer viewing will reveal the surface contrasts in this fully varnished painting. With the silver of Mercury in relief against the high gloss of the Sun, and the Sun in turn in relief against the black of space you will delight in attention to tactile detail the artist gave this gallery wrapped painting.

Hand painted in Pebeo enamel and resin on 3” x 3” canvas, this mini painting is one of a series exploring this image of Mercury’s transit of the sun.

Signed side and back and numbered.

Choose from Ready to Hang or Display Easel.