Alpha Ursae Minoris, the North Star, Pole Star, Lodestar, the first supergiant in the Astral Chimera series, this is Polaris. I chose to paint her on 11"x14" board to give a sense of scale when compared to the others. Though essentially lupine, her horns were based of those of longhorn cattle—some of the most truly impressive horns you'll ever see.

Polaris is a warm white star with a spectral type of F7Ib, with two main sequence companions of F6V and F3V. She also has two distant companions (not pictured).

Oil paints and gold leaf on 11"x14" gessobord. Fifth in a batch of 6 Astral Chimera. Went to the FC art show but was not purchased. Will be going to the AC art show next, unless someone CANNOT WAIT in which case they are perfectly welcome to send me a note and we can talk pricing options.