Artemis Staged
by AnnaJo Vahle
Title
Artemis Staged
Artist
AnnaJo Vahle
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
I accidentally deleted this painting and had to resubmit it.
It was a few minutes past 8 A.M. The morning sun tried to light the day but huge billowing cumulonimbus clouds massed in the sky keeping large areas darkened. It had been showering intermittently all morning. The Florida air was soft and warm. We shuffled through the Cocoa Beach sand towards the water's edge. We looked to the north and saw the huge Artemis I rocket in the light on the left side of the horizon. A curtain of rain surrounded it at the Kennedy Space Center. The Artemis I was spotlighted as if it was a stage setting. It was quite a dramatic scene.
We watched the clock on our phones in anticipation. A minute before it was supposed to launch, it was postponed. At first, we thought that it might have been because of the weather. However, the NASA Space Launch System rocket team recommended a “no-go” for launch after engineers had been unable to fix a persistent hydrogen leak.
Artemis 1 is a planned uncrewed Moon-orbiting mission. It will be the first spaceflight in NASA's Artemis program, and the first flight of the agency's Space Launch System rocket and the complete Orion spacecraft. NASA is currently targeting a launch window starting from 14 November 2022.
I did this painting based on some of the photographs that I took that morning on August 29, 2022.
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March 13th, 2023
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Comments (49)
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, on FEATURED ART, featured during National Poinsettia Day, in The Medley Ribbons Ability Group!
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “The Skyscapes” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Artemis Staged composition, lighting, shading, excellent colors and artwork! F/L voted
Hanne Lore Koehler
Magnificent painting of this dramatic Artemis view, AnnaJo! Beautiful colors and detail! L/F
Bonnie Mason
Lovely work including the dramatic natural highlighting of the Space Center ready for a launch! LF
Sharon W
Incredible lighting, textures, colors and composition!! A beautiful scene, you are so talented!!
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