" THAT'S HOW IT FELT TO WALK ON THE MOON "
Alan Bean

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28" x 19.75"
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"'That's How it Felt to Walk on the Moon' is my answer to the question
I've been asked most often since November 19, 1969. I felt a long, long
way from the people and places I love the most. It seems unreal . . . impossible.
From time to time, I would look down and say to myself, 'this is the moon.'
And then, I would look up at a small, beautiful, bright blue and whie sphere
hanging in the mysterious, luminous black sky and think, 'that is the earth.'

"Words have never expressed what I experienced, but I think that in this work
I have captured some of the excitement and exhilaration I felt. I wanted an eye- arresting image, something to communicate the excitement of being on the moon, so I began experiementing with 'exciting' colors - bright primary tones. But that didn't feel right. Then, as I worked, I began to see a rainbow effect in the layers of paint. That feeling, of all colors being mixed but also harmonizing, finally allowed me to tell how it felt to walk on the moon."

 

ALAN BEAN - May 1998 - THAT'S HOW IT FELT TO WALK ON THE MOON

 

That's How it Felt to Walk on the Moon - Alan Bean

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