Dodecaluna
15 June 2026
Acrylic on canvas
20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
I love the sky and love the moon, but this added Pikes Peak as a contender to be displayed in the COS airport. The title is "MANY HAPPY RETURNS - A Birthday Exhibition for Colorado and America". I originally painted a jet landing but reread the description. It read, "Written by Catherine Lee Bates in 1893, America the Beautiful is a poem inspired by the American landscape, and the towering mountain we navigate east vs west by everyday here in Colorado Springs: Pikes Peak. The poem was later paired with the hymn Materna by Samuel A. Ward, becoming the song we know today, a celebration of America's Mountain, the spirit of unity, our rich and diverse history, and the beauty of this land. They wanted artists' interpretations of that. As the mountain helps people return home, we are also in the era of retuning to the moon. I thought a rather fitting combination. The title is a subtle nod to those who've stood on the moon...the twelve. It's for those that get the connection, but if you're reading this, you have a handy hint.
This is the frame currently holding Dodecaluna, made from Radiata or Monterey pine.
It has a light bevel and is lined with black.
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