Painting, Watercolor on Paper

Red Carpet. The red carpet is rolled out on the deck of a recovery ship to welcome the newly arrived astronauts. A sign on the deck at the top of the carpet reads: "Welcome Aboard USS Wasp." Two astronauts still in their spacesuits are walking in the center of the red carpet, flanked by Navy personnel in uniform. A group of media with cameras are to the right of the carpet. Large groups of sailors in white uniforms stand along the left and at the top of the scene, while others are up on a deck, closer to the perspective of the viewer and looking down on the scene. One helicopter is parked on the deck in the upper right. The dark blue ocean frames the scene at the top.