Stellar, Black Hole Series is one of many painting in Gwen's 2019 Cosmic Adventures Exhibit. "My awareness of the global climate crisis has contributed to the paintings I have created for my new exhibit, "Cosmic Monologues." Like human-beings, the cosmos goes through many deaths and re-births. The thought of the void can terrify us. Yet when our heart is empty from tragedy or loss, that is the time when we may get a glimpse of one of the unexpected luminosities of reality, such as we see in these paintings. Empty space is not ever truly vacant, nor can our lives ever truly be blank or meaningless. Virtual particles move in and out of existence constantly, just as we do.... The new Event Horizon Telescope has made even the impossible concept of black holes visible through photography. I was inspired to create my own abstract versions of some of these awesome cosmic events. The act of painting helps me to experience the world in ways I cannot otherwise imagine. When I started this series, little did I realize what an amazing adventure I was about to embark upon! In “Cosmic Monologues”