last night's moon

New painting above the couch

New Work: Moon

Untitled (moon), Acrylic on Canvas on Panel, 24x36"

I painted this soft-focus image of the surface of the moon with layers of brushed paint, transparent white washes and airbrushed paint. I have been working on it for probably for a couple months but it wasn't until I added a bit more haze this weekend that it really came together.

New Drawing

Nathan Abels, (Untitled), Ink, Charcoal and Pastel on Paper, 9x12", 2009

I made this small work yesterday.

A Trip to the Moon

In honor of this mornings moon bombing - I present Georges Melies' 1902 classic film "A Trip to the Moon" (Une Voyage dans la Lune):