Winking Out

Winking out, monotype, 22" x30"

"Winking out" can mean to space out temporarily, but it also refers to the more permanent disappearance of death. Easy to associate with the twinkle or blink of the stars, the phrase was used in a first season episode of Star Trek (1967) to describe a disappearing galaxy. "Winking out" is also used by biologists to describe a species that is becoming extinct.