This was painted last year - before any final launch plans were made for the Artemis missions to the moon. I wanted to bring attention to Artemis herself. She is the Sister Goddess to Apollo. It's nice to see her included in the current moon journeys.
This painting started as a mere color exercise. But it received such a positive response from viewers, that I decided to complete it with a silhouette of the Apollo Lunar Module, and Command Module, joined together. Both ships traveled together to the moon, then the Lunar Module would separate for lunar descent.
I am happy to report this won the First Place Professional Award at the 2025 Chattacon science fiction convention. This depicts the Apollo space programs' lunar module blasting off from the moon, and returning to Earth.
