Alan Bean A Most Beautiful Moon Giclee Canvas Sold Out Description *Artist: Alan Bean. NEW RELEASE Sept. 2008! Title: "A Most Beautiful Moon". Sold Out Edition Upon Release. Pre-Release offering shipping late Sept. to Early Oct. 2008! *Limited to a very low edition size of only 150 images (on canvas) worldwide. Image size is 10" x 12". *Mint Condition! Brand new stock directly from the publisher(Greenwich Workshop). We are an authorized dealer for Greenwich.*Be one of the few clients who can own this piece on canvas! * Buyer gets FREE! shipping and insurance within the USA.International shipping and Insurance is $26.50 USD. *This piece will be shipped flat for your best protection in transit. Thank you. Jim Duff~ Early River Gallery.My Stores Logo About This Piece: “I began several studies a number of years ago to record my memories of seeing the moon close up. Years later I decided to rework some of the studies as color exercises. With A Most Beautiful Moon, I tried to retain some of the reflected-earth light-shadow effect while adding other earth colors. I’m spending most of my time recording an event that will never happen again in our history: humankind’s first visit to another world.” About The Artist: *Alan Bean—Apollo XII astronaut, commander of Skylab II and artist—was born in 1932 in Wheeler, Texas. In 1950 he was selected for an NROTC scholarship at the University of Texas at Austin. In 1955, he was commissioned an ensign in the United States Navy. Holder of eleven world records in space and astronautics, as well as numerous national and international honors, Alan Bean has had a most distinguished peacetime career. His awards include two NASA Distinguished Service Medals, the Yuri Gagarin Gold Medal and the Robert J. Collier Trophy. As part of the Apollo XII crew, he became the fourth of only twelve men ever to walk on the Moon. As the spacecraft commander of Skylab Mission II, he set a world record: 24,400,000 miles traveled during the 59-day flight. He has also launched himself successfully into a new career as an artist. When he wasn’t flying, Bean always enjoyed painting as a hobby. Attending night classes at St. Mary’s College in Maryland in 1962, Alan experimented with landscapes. During training and between missions as a test pilot and astronaut, he continued private art lessons. On space voyages, his artist’s eye and talent enabled him to document impressions of the Moon and space to be preserved later on canvas. His art reflects the attention to detail of the aeronautical engineer, the respect for the unknown of the astronaut and the unabashed appreciation of a skilled painter. The space program has seen unprecedented achievements and Bean realized that most of those who participated actively in this adventure would be gone in forty years. He knew that if any credible artistic impressions were to remain for future generations, he must paint them now. “My decision to resign from NASA in 1981 was based on the fact that I am fortunate enough to have seen sights no other artist ever has,” Bean said, “and I hope to communicate these experiences through art.” Bean’s book Apollo: An Eyewitness Account which chronicles his first-person experience as an Apollo astronaut in words and paintings was received with critical and popular acclaim upon its publication in 1998. * Alan Bean, Apollo XII astronaut, commander of Skylab II and artist--was born in 1932 in Wheeler, Texas. On space voyages, his artist's eye and talent enabled him to document impressions of the moon and space to be preserved later on canvas. He retired from NASA in 1981. He says about his work; "I am fortunate enought to have seen the sights no other artist ever has and hope to communicate these experiences through my art." About this piece: Jim Irwin, Colonel, United States Air Force, had a brilliant but challenging career. His is a story of difficult challenges met, and with hard work and perserverance, overcome. After battling illness and severe injuries for ten years, Jim Irwin found himself standing on the Moon. After leaving NASA,Jim authored a number of books about his life and about his experiences.He gave me(Alan Bean) one of those books as a gift and I treasure it today. He inscribed "Decisions determine destination!Your grateful brother, Jim Irwin,Apollo 15. Please Note: You can place your pre-release orders here from this "buy-it-now" listing. Shipping late Sept. to Early Oct. 2008! (or as soon as it arrives from the publisher.)