Cosmologies
Cosmologies explores the inner and outer realm, the conscious and unconscious, the world of wonder, nature and alchemy — where we see ourselves as part of a cosmic drama unfolding, experiencing life with heightened sensitivity — a visual counterpart to Alan Watts’s statement, “You are the universe experiencing itself.” Often seen swimming in some elemental (water) or ethereal (cosmic) substance, this series borrows from Dante’s Inferno and Michael Mazur’s own visual interpretation of the 1997 translation by Robert Pinsky.
“You are the universe experiencing itself.”
VISION SWIMMING Charcoal and chalk pastel on Stonehenge 22" x 30" 02/21/2020 Collection of Cathy B. and William K. of Vermont, USA
NIGHT VIGIL Charcoal, chalk pastel and gesso on Stonehenge 22" x 30" 06/27/2024 Collection of Felix W. of Koln, Germany
PRIMAL OCEAN Oil pastel and gesso on Stonehenge 22" x 30" 09/16/2025
LA PETITE MORT II Oil pastel on rag paper 22" x 30" 01/23/2020 Collection of Beatrice C. of Florida, USA
OF BIRDS AND BEASTS (HOMAGE TO MAURICIO LASANSKY) Charcoal, chalk pastel on Stonehenge Gray 22" x 30" 02/02/2021
RIPTIDE Charcoal and chalk pastel on Stonehenge Polar White 22" x 30" 05/11/2024
JANUS Graphite, chalk pastel & acrylic on Stonehenge Polar White 22" x 30" 03/29/2025
RAPT IN COLOR (TOGETHER) Charcoal and pastel on Arches 22" x 30" 01/15/2021
ICONOCLAST SUPPER (CONFLUENCE OF PLANETS) Charcoal and pastel on Arches 88" x 60" 01/09/2020
MADONNA OF THE LILLY PADS Conte and chalk pastel on rag paper 22" x 30" 01/28/2020
COSMIC CAUSE (WHEN LITTLE WORLDS COLLIDE) Charcoal and pastel on Stonehenge 22" x 30" 02/13/2020
THE WORLD THAT HIDES (BLOWING BUBBLES) Charcoal and chalk pastel on Stonehenge 22" x 30" 02/15/2020
OF BIRDS AND BEASTS (WHITNESSING THE WILD BREEZE) Mixed media on Stonehenge 22" x 30" 04/26/2021
THE WORLD THAT HIDES (FROM BELOW THE SURFACE) Charcoal and pastel Stonehenge 22" x 30" 02/15/2020
IN-SOL-U-BLE Charcoal and chalk pastel on Stonehenge 22" x 30" 01/31/2021
RAPT IN COLOR (THE REVEAL) Charcoal and chalk pastel on Stonehenge 22" x 30" 01/29/2021
EVOLUTION Charcoal and chalk pastel on Stonehenge 08/13/2023
GENTIAN VIOLET Charcoal, chalk pastel and conte on Stonehenge 22" x 30" 11/20/2020
STORMWEATHERING (RAPT IN COLOR TOGETHER II) Charcoal, chalk pastel and gesso on Arches 22" x 30" 01/16/2021
VICTORY SOLILOQUY (TRANSCEND) Charcoal, chalk pastel and gesso on Stonehenge 22" x 30" 02/25/2025
RAINDROP DREAM Charcoal on Stonehenge 22" x 30" 04/10/2024
THE UNDINE Charcoal and chalk pastel on Stonehenge 22" x 30" 03/14/2024
ORANGE JULIUS Charcoal, pastel and gesso on Stonehenge 22" x 30" 09/06/2025
PRIMAL SEA Oil pastel and gesso on Stonehenge 22" x 30" 09/16/2025