February 12, 2011
Egyptian Moon
painting by " rel="nofollow Mike Schultz, Thailand
After watching TV coverage of the jubilation stemming from the amazing non-violent revolution in Egypt I wanted to commemorate the wonderful feeling of euphoria coming from those brave people. A google search led to this remarkable artwork that happens to be called Egyptian Moon. I am not sure why the artist, Mike Schultz, gave it that name, but I can speculate that the colors and the mystery of the painting are reminiscent of the desert of Egypt, a land I visited 40 years ago. Mike's image harkens back to some of the earliest lunar drawings. The large crater in Mare Imbrium reminds of the unidentifiable large " rel="nofollow crater that obviously captivated Galileo, and the pretty accurate depiction of maria shapes coupled with the more impressionist positioning of some of the craters is a grand improvement in the style of " rel="nofollow Rheita 1645 chart. This is a giant painting - 5 feet across - and I find that the colors and the fireworks-like rays create a large, happy moment, exactly like Egypt right now.
" rel="nofollow Chuck Wood
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Mike wrote in an email: A few years ago, I became absolutely obsessed with the Moon. At this point, I have made 100's of drawings, prints, and paintings about it. It is such a strange and beautiful thing.
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