It's from a story in the book Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn. Which you should read, by the way.
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So at last the creature began its story. "The universe," it said, "was born a long, long time ago, perhaps ten or fifteen billion years ago. Our own solar system - this star, this planet, and all the others - seem to have come into being some two or three billion years ago. For a long time, nothing whatever lived here. But then, after a billion years or so, life appeared."
"Excuse me," the anthropologist said. "You say that life appeared. Where did that happen, according to your myth - I mean, according to your scientific account."
The creature seemed baffled by the question and turned a pale lavender. "Do you mean in what precise spot?"
"No. I mean, did this happen on land or in the sea?"
"Land?" the other asked. "What is land?"
"Oh, you know," he said, waving toward the shore, "the expanse of dirt and rocks that begins over there."
The creature turned a deeper shade of lavender and said, "I cant imagine what you're gibbering about. The dirt and rocks over there are simply the lip of the vast bowl that holds the sea."
"Oh yes," the anthropologist said,"I see what you mean. Quite. Go on."
"Very well," the other said. "For many millions of centuries the life of the world was merely microorganinisms floating helplessly in a chemical broth. But little by little, more complex forms appeared: single-celled creatures, slimes, algae, polyps, and so on."
"But finally," the creature said, turning quite pink with pride as he came to the climax of his story, "but finally jellyfish appeared!"
Yes. The style is based on the traditional art of many native groups along the Northwest Coast of North America, such as the Tlingit and the Haida. Obviously not a traditional piece though. :p
The anthropologist is the guy leaning in from above, with the tape recorder in his hand and the knapsack of tapes on his back. In the ocean below, the old jellyfish weaves his tale of creation, which floats up as shimmery bubbly things.
It's pretty rough, and you can tell that I don't have much experience with digital painting. But I thought it would be worth sharing. Maybe someday I'll make a new version, when I get better at painting. :)
Anyway, read Ishmael. It will blow your mind.