Sedona’s Mystical Moonrise

Sedona’s Mystical Moonrise

“Sedona’s Mystical Moonrise captures Bell Rock and Courthouse Butte bathed in moonlight, painted in fluorescent acrylics that glow under black light with a 3-D effect. A whimsical mermaid rests within the scene, adding an ethereal touch. This luminous nightscape Sedona’s Mystical Moonrise is part of my special “Top Nine collection,” chosen by collectors and visitors as one of Sedona’s most beloved works.”

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Sedona’s Mystical Moonrise

The Original Fluorescent Glow
Sedona’s Mystical Moonrise is the true original fluorescent acrylic painting, alive with light, symbolism, and imagination. Under ultraviolet light, the pigments reveal a subtle 3-D dimensionality: the spires of Bell Rock and Courthouse Butte seem to lift forward, shadows deepen, and the sky becomes a stage for quiet movement.

By day, its desert hues shine in saturated warmth—siennas, violet ambers, deep blues—yet at night the canvas transforms into a luminous vision you feel rather than just see.

Land, Myth & Symbol
Sedona’s Mystical Moonrise landscape is faithful to Arizona’s red rock region, with iconic formations standing as silent sentinels. Meanwhile, a whimsical mermaid figure reclines in the foreground, adding an ethereal presence. Her figure invites conversation between the terrestrial and the mythic.

In the upper left, a 12-pointed star symbolizes quiet wisdom—a small guiding light for those who know Sedona’s stillness. These elements deepen the impression that the painting is more than scenery; it is a reflective meditation.

Music & Story Resonance
Sedona’s Mystical Moonrise also carries a musical dimension. Pairing it with Brad Jacobsen’s piano composition “Quiet Wisdom” frames the visual with sound. Praised by One World Radio as a storyteller at the piano, Jacobsen’s music becomes a companion, echoing the tension between stillness and mystery found in the image.

Formats & Glow Reality
Because this is the original fluorescent acrylic, it is the one piece in which the black-light glow truly unfolds. Reproductions—such as canvas gallery wraps, luminous metal prints, and giclée art prints—carry the layered presence and color, but they do not replicate the full UV effect.

Connection to Earthrise & Cross-Link
This painting is also the origin point for Sedona’s Hypnotic Earthrise, a digital reimagining in which Earth replaces the moon to shift the mood toward the cosmic. While Earthrise leans upward, Mystical Moonrise remains grounded in mystical wonder.
Explore Earthrise here

Invitation & Reflection
Sedona’s Mystical Moonrise is more than a landscape; it is a reminder that the sky’s edge and the rocks’ roots converse in light. It invites you into a quiet journey of discovery, where imagination, place, and story converge.

Where to Find my Art

Clark Sheppard’s work is also featured at the Village Gallery and Sedona Artist Market and Gallery, both located in Sedona, AZ.

More Sedona’s Cathedral Rock artwork here. Creekside Cathedral, Fire In the Sky, and Pure Joy, to name just a few.

“Creekside Cathedral” is part of a larger body of Cathedral Rock-inspired work that includes pieces like “Pure Joy,” “Sedona’s Sacred Heart and Soul,“ and “Lover’s View,” just to name a few.