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This is an allegorical painting about Lynn Margulis and her theory of endosymbiosis. Red spirochetes are attaching themselves to various single-celled organisms, propelling them through a viscous pale blue and green medium. The warm-blooded woman represents evolutionary biologist, Lynn Margulis, who gave spirochetes an important role in the history of early life. Holding a spirochete in each hand, she reminds us of the ancient Cretan Snake Goddess who held a serpent, a symbol of life, in each of her hands as well.

"My painting takes off from nature inspired by science, especially from cell biology and botany. While much art depicts the world at the human scale (landscapes, portraits, apples in a bowl) I often start with cell membranes, the inside of cells, the silk spigots of spiders, lichens — the world of the tiny. By depicting natural forms in an imagined, mythical world, my paintings reveal the human psyche and its capacity to go beneath the surface of things; to experience beauty and awe and even fear; to understand that we humans are connected to all the other creatures on earth and even to the cosmos. I enjoy observing and reading about nature, but I am not a scientific illustrator in the conventional sense. I do study my subject matter...