This classic moon image of the visible side of the moon was one of the first images made for Agent Gallery that really took off and in the beginning was all we were making for years. Initially it started out when I looked at an old astronomy book and saw a tiny German graphic of the moon. I thought why isn’t there a poster of this simple iconic image? So I made it because it wasn’t available and it here we are 12 years later. Some customers were requesting a super size of it so here it is 45” x 60”

Below is a general overview of the process:

The Moon is made with a large film negative on a massive custom sheet of Arches French watercolor paper (the best available 100% cotton paper) . The sheet is then carefully coated to ensure an even consistent color, dried and exposed under UV light causing the reaction to change the oxide solution into a deep blue. The cyanotype process is an old photographic process that predates silver based photography and was used with great effect on the field to document plant specimens . There is something alluring and calming with this color blue that it will add a beautiful calming touch to your environment.