Painting the Moon Hand, acrylic on paper, 5 ft wide x 15 ft long.
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As part of my hand on the moon project I'm making a giant Moon Hand to commemorate NASA's historic Artemis mission to the Moon.
Moon Hand, acrylic on paper, 5 ft wide x 15 ft long
*Speaking as a space and sci-fi nerd - I am totally stoked. Stayed up late Aug 28 to paint and listen to the mission update. Too bad Aug 29 was scrubbed but it is coming! I also love the worm logo and was itching to paint it.
Why Hand?
Why hand? Because from cave paintings to the famous Michelangelo fresco the hand is a symbol of creativity. What marks humankind as special is that we are creative. We built our civilization by hand.
The Plan
I am about to put the third coat of orange paint, and then i’ll paint the tail. The opposite side will be blue and will spell Artemis, and will be also the palm of the hand.