Stardust (Musings)

Oil and acrylic on cradled wooden birch panel, 45x69x3cm
Glows by blacklight, see additional images. 
In this imagined mythology, the Barn Owl is not a creator in the traditional sense, but the first living vessel through which possibility entered existence. With every beat of its wings, the darkness is disturbed, and from that sacred movement galaxies, nebulae and light are born! The universe is gently unfurled, as though creation itself is an act of quiet grace.
The Barn Owl has long been associated with wisdom, mystery and the threshold between worlds. Here it becomes a symbol of divine intuition, the silent guide that sees through the darkness before there is anything to illuminate. The black void represents infinite potential , while the neon pink aura surrounding the owl speaks of life, compassion and the unseen energy that binds every living thing. The stars and galaxies spilling from its wings remind us that we are not separate from the cosmos but are woven from the same celestial fabric, each of us carrying echoes of that first flight within us - we are all made from stars…