“Looking Back 13 Million Years”

Acrylic on paper , 8 1/2 x 11 inches. I painted this while on a cruise on the Viking Orion. I had just the minimum amount of paints and paint pens, and was quickly running out of white paint. I was going to donate it to the ship but liked it so much I decided to keep it. Of course this is the JWST image of the Carina Nebula.

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Barbara Sheehana

Born in 1944 in Washington, D.C., I have painted and sculpted most of my life. At 74 years of age, I feel I am at my most creative time of life. I started painting a series of "Nebula Art" in 2015 after seeing the Hubble Space Telescope images. I find so much joy in attempting to capture these beautiful photographs. I live now in Naples, Florida, and have 18 completed paintings so far and will continue to paint as long as I am able. I studied art and sculpture at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C.; painting and sculpture at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Va. I have taken art classes in my community of Pelican Bay. Exhibition include Swiss Embassy, Torpedo Factory, Pelican Bay Community Center, Naples Art Association and Rookery Bay Go to the artist's portfolio