A Meditation on Time - original painting

A Meditation on Time, 2021 Watercolor, gouache, fossil peel*, and thread on paper Approximately 7x7 inches matted to 12x12 inches. Signed and titled in pencil. Frame not included. *fossil peel = coal ball peel What on earth is that, you ask? It’s literally a fossil. In a nutshell, a coal ball is a round accumulation of fossilized plant material from approximately 300 million years ago. Cristina's beloved father-in-law, a renowned paleobotanist, provided her with peels removed from these coal balls.