THE ART OF COSMORGANISM

WHITE DWARF

2025 - Digital painting

This artistic rendition invites you to take a glimpse billions of years into our planetary future, where the remnants of a hypothetical Earth have narrowly survived the Sun’s red giant phase. The scorched, lifeless rock sheepishly drifts behind the star’s corpse, now reduced to a ghastly white dwarf.*Turn device brightness up & click on image for a better viewing experience.

001. FORMATION OF THE EARTH

2026 - 45min timed painting challenge

A timed painting challenge capturing the birth of the Earth—a molten world forged in fire and mafic rock, with an endless bombardment by space debris left over from the formation of the Solar System.

THE PRIMITIVE EARTH-MOON SYSTEM

2026 - Digital painting

This illustration depicts a point in time in our planetary past when the Earth was growing acquainted with its new ocean, interspersed by isolated volcanic landmasses that had been desecrated by asteroids and other debris leftover from the formation of the Solar System. While it looks rather bleak for these protocontinents, the crater ponds—along with shallow marine environments receiving sunlight—provide the perfect conditions for all sorts of intriguing chemistry to happen.Meanwhile, the Moon is seen clearly lacking some of its most prominent features—namely its larger basin formations, which it would receive during the later stages of heavy early Solar System bombardment. It is also remarkably closer to the Earth than it is today, and has been drifting away ever since due to tidal interactions.Scale & distance have been altered for visual discerment.

THE CARNIAN AGE

2026 - Digital painting

Earth, ~234 million years ago. A two million year onset of rainfall from The Carnian Pluvial Episode was nourishing the previously arid climate of the supercontinent Pangea, leading to a vast diversification of life and paving the way for dinosaurs to begin their reign.

MARS, A LIVING WORLD

2026 - Digital painting

A speculative illustration of Mars billions of years into its planetary past, when it hosted water & potentially life. Some NASA measurements for ancient ocean accumulation were referenced, but artistic licensure was prioritized over accuracy.The speculative biota of this planet is subtle—alien organisms akin to microbial colonies have transitioned onto the challenging land environment, and are abundant enough to visibly clump near shorelines and lakes.*Turn device brightness up & click on image for a better viewing experience.

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RED GIANT

2025 - Digital painting

A simple, stylized painting of a late Earth, loomed over by the sun in its red giant phase.*Turn device brightness up & click on image for a better viewing experience.

~700 Ma: THE STURTIAN GLACIATION

2026 - Digital painting

The Sturtian glaciation was one of multiple global ice ages events known as “Snowball Earth.” Life was still unicellular and predominantly photosynthetic, so the ice sheets covering the oceans from pole to pole likely altered their ecosystems to the point of mass extinctions.But what’s most surprising is that life not only survived this period, but diversified. Some scientists even believe that it was the environmental changes during the Sturtian and following glaciation periods that led to the emergence of multicellular life!*Turn device brightness up & click on image for a better viewing experience.

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HADEAN EARTH: A CRADLE FOR LIFE?

2026 - Digital painting

This artistic rendition takes you back billions of years into our planetary past when the Earth was facing turbulent seismic activity and mass extraterrestrial bombardment.One particular asteroid is seen hurling towards the nascent planet with great rigor, threatening to desecrate some of the newly formed landmasses. However, a spark of potential has hitched a ride on board—because not only is this asteroid water-rich, it also contains all five nucleobases necessary for DNA and RNA, reflecting recent findings on asteroids Bennu and Ryugu. Once it strikes the Earth, the impact crater will become a basin for a warm little pond, creating a cradle for these newly delivered biomolecules to amass in complexity.*Turn device brightness up & click on image for a better viewing experience.

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METABOLISM

2026 - Digital Painting

An experimental abstract rendition meant to represent the rambunctious nature of cellular metabolism.

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002. A HABITABLE ENVIORMENT

2026 - Timed Digital Painting

The late Hadean Earth. Despite still facing intermittent assault from asteroids and other space debris, it is now cool enough to reliably hold water in its liquid form. A bellowing geyser cycles organics into a warm little pond, creating a habitable environment for the emergence of life.

LAND RISING

2026 - 3D Render & Digital painting

An artistic rendition of an ambiguous volcanic island in our planetary past.*Turn device brightness up & click on image for a better viewing experience.

003. NEW EARTH

2026 - Timed Digital Painting

The young Hadean Earth, racked by seismic convulsions and bombardment by asteroids and other space debris. While hostile now, the nascent planet is cooling down rapidly, and will soon become a more hospitable environment for liquid water to retain on its charred surface.

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MERGING

2025 - Macrophotography

An abstract photograph achieved by mixing various inks and solvents.*Turn device brightness up & click on image for a better viewing experience.

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