Alan Bean Originals - Gallery One

ALAN BEAN Apollo, An Explorer Artist's Vision, Moonscape in Orange and Green
	original painting	textured acrylic	22" x 18.25"	$62,000

ALAN BEAN Apollo, An Explorer Artist's Vision, Moonscape in Red and Blue
	original painting	textured acrylic	22" x 18"	$62,000

ALAN BEAN Apollo, An Explorer Artist's Vision, Moonscape in Red and Green
	original painting	acrylic	22" x 18"	$62,000

ALAN BEAN Feelin' Fine With an American Flag
	original painting	acrylic on masonite	18" x 12"	$33,950
This is one of my favorite images of an astronaut because I felt just like this so many times on the Moon, even though I didn't have time to stop and "assume the position". I think it takes a certain attitude of cockiness to be an astronaut, and it's hard to show those emotions when I am painting people in suits and their faces can't be seen behind their gold visors.

ALAN BEAN A Jewel in the Heavens
	original painting	textured acrylic with moon dust	11.5" x 14"	$25,500

ALAN BEAN John and Charlie Claim a Piece of the Rock
	original painting	textured acrylic with moon dust	11.5" x 15"	$26,900

ALAN BEAN A Magic Moment in Time
	original painting	textured acrylic with moon dust	14" x 18"	$39,900

ALAN BEAN
A Most Effective Engineer Astronaut

original painting

textured acrylic with moon dust

11.25" x 15"

$26,250

By the time John Young was walking around in the Descartes region of the Moon, he was an experienced and accomplished space explorer. He had lived and worked in space on three previous missions: Gemini 3, Gemini 10, and Apollo 10. With his background, he and Charlie Duke would have a shot at performing as flawless a mission as was possible. Well they did; and he did; and John even went on to later fly two demanding space shuttle flights. His record in space is unequalled.

But that is not where he made his greatest contribution, in space, that is. In my opinion it was on the ground, in the work of developing our spaceships, where John´s unique point of view made the most difference. John had an uncanny knack for spotting a flaw or danger or potential trouble spot in the hardware, the software or our operational procedures and techniques.

He not only could see what many of us could not early on, but he would then take it upon himself to get the NASA bureaucracy to understand and address the issue. This was not quick or easy, but John would hold on like a bulldog (he earned a B.S. in aeronautical engineering from Georgia Tech) until NASA would make the changes necessary to fix the problem.

John Young was one of the most effective engineering astrounauts that I worked with during my 18 years at NASA. I suspect he may have saved a few of our lives along the way.

ALAN BEAN A Most Extraordinary Eclipse - Early Stages
	original painting	textured acrylic with moon dust	18" x 20"	$55,900

ALAN BEAN A Most Extraordinary Eclipse - Late Stages
	original painting	textured acrylic with moon dust	18" x 18"	$49,500

ALAN BEAN The Source of Intelligent Life
	original painting	textured acrylic with moon dust	18.25" x 24"	$68,500

ALAN BEAN Taking Us All Along
	original painting	textured acrylic with moon dust	10" x 11"	$16,950