Atomic and molecular worlds are often considered the province of scientists, but technology has opened up these microscopic landscapes of nature to artistic exploration as well. At their core, these digital paintings are artistic expressions of a molecular microcosm, a stylized view of the now instrumentally visible sub microscopic parts of the natural world. They beg comparison with more familiar imagery of the everyday world in which we live.  Yet, these landscapes emerge from a much different place, a world far beneath our direct experience. They cross the chasm between visible and invisible using scientific calculation and artistic expression, acting in tandem to produce images that seem strange and yet, hauntingly familiar.  All images  are copyrighted © by Michael J. Strauss 2004.