NASA SERIES: ASTER

— The NASSA Series: art inspired by outer space. Each final painting was inspired by a photo posted to the NASA Instagram account*.

— “In this stunning image of southwest Morocco, we see the gorgeous Anti-Atlas Mountains that were formed as a result of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates colliding about 80 million years ago. It was a massive collision that ended up completely destroying the Tethys Ocean.​ ​The photo was taken in infrared light — which is invisible to the naked eye — to highlight the different layers of rock and sediment, giving the tie-dye appearance. The layers are made up of limestone, sandstone, clay stone, and gypsum. The image was acquired on November 5, 2007, by the ASTER instrument on the Terra satellite. ​Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team.” To view the original inspiration photo/post for this painting, click here.

— Acrylic on canvas

— High-gloss finish

— 16 x 20

— Payment via Venmo preferred: @Ryan-Beshel (include name of piece)

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— *All credits go to their respective photographers. Ryan Beshel does not own any rights to the original images or posts.