Cosmic Nepenthes is a visually striking oil painting depicting the carnivorous pitcher plant's organic, sinuous forms. As with all living things, the sole purpose of this plant is the survival of the species. By seducing insects into entering their chamber, the plants digest and derive nourishment critical to sustaining their life cycle. This micro vision of survival is glazed over an underpainting inspired by the images of the cosmos shared online by NASA. There too, we recognize the harmony and balance required for the survival of the earth itself and all of humanity.

This painting, with layers of symbolism and meaning embedded in it, contains themes of life's cycles, nature’s adaptations for survival, and humanity’s interdependence with maintaining equilibrium on Earth and in the cosmos.