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Jun 21, 2026, 1:12 PM

CMYK Circle Galaxies, a nod to space telescope photography. Probably one of the more complex plots I’ve done. The black background alone took 4 passes.

CMYK ink on 24"x36” watercolor paper using a vintage HP DraftPro DXL pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

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An abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a field of densely packed variable sized circles of a variety of colors on a black background. The colors of the circles are loosely related to one another and slow change color across the composition.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a field of densely packed variable sized circles of a variety of colors on a black background. The detail shows the individual pen strokes that comprise the shading of the circles in cyan, yellow, and magenta.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation shown at an oblique shallow depth of field of a field of densely packed variable sized circles of a variety of colors on a black background. The detail shows the individual pen strokes that comprise the shading of the circles in cyan, yellow, and magenta.