To see a World in a Grain of Sand 
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, 
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand 
And Eternity in an hour.

-William Blake

Painted from 2010-2014, scanned from a 30"x30" original, Sherwin-Williams acrylic house paint on canvas. 42 distinct species are depicted from birth to death across two separate ecosystems. Number 11 in a sequence of 16 paintings.

Schmryptopen Edition

When newly hatched Proboscis Escargrazia are quite tiny, though they grow extremely quickly, especially considering the nutrients required to grow their thick shells.

They use their proboscis tentacle to grasp the stalks they shear from the substrate with the sharp leading edge of their shell.