Dark Whimsey

The Eyes of God, Prohodna Cave, Bulgaria.

Ghost painting by Gloomy Grove

“The only thing you fear is the unreality that you yourself have invented.” ~Byron Katie, author

Oumuamua “a messenger from afar arriving first.” Asteromo Talon Abraxas

Illustrations of what the text refers to as “Curious Fishes” from Harry Johnston’s Marvels of the Universe v.2. From the top: 1. Sapphirine gurnard 2. Probably a yellow-fin parrotfish (referred to as a “golden-finned parrot fish” in the text) 3. Harlequin fish (referred to by the outdated name “Richardson’s plectropoma” in the text) 4. An unspecified species of blenny 5. Red velvetfish (referred to by the outdated name “Holoxenus” in the text)

The Lady and the Crow by Anato Finnstark

Night’s Gaze, 2023 - oil on wooden panel. — Annie Stegg Gerard (American, b.1982)