Mooneye

Originally an acrylic painting on canvas, “Mooneye” is a simple, expressionistic representation of selenophilia, the sensation of a strong fascination with or fixation upon the moon. The warm, blending colors of the skin around the painting’s focal eye emphasize the state of heightened emotion that the sight of the moon places the subject in. The subtle detail that the moon is depicted within the subject’s eye rather than reflected upon its surface indicates the intensely personal and, for many selenophiles, ineffable connection felt with the distant, nocturnal heavenly body; this detail emphasizes the extent to which the moon’s beauty and mystery occupy the subject’s mind at the simple, familiar sight of it.

While the original painting has been sold, prints of “Mooneye” are available at Wolfclaw Studio pop-up sales.