Painting, Brushed Ink and Acrylic on Paper

Saturn V, 1972. A page from a spiral-bound sketchbook. A close-up perspective of the exhaust bells of the Saturn V rocket engines depicted as five dark circles at the base of fuchsia-colored cones. The lower portion of the piece is a multicolored, predominantly dark blue background, and a colorful frame extends up from the blue to surround the entire image. Text in the top left margin reads: "Apollo 16 waits to become a reality · 16 April 72." Text in the bottom margin reads: "The TV view of the five gargantuan Saturn V First Stage (F-1) rocket engine exhaust bells · coated with ice and hissing vapor from the fueling going on overhead · T-3 hours."