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This is an original water media painting titled 'New Mexico Moon II' by Aurora, Colorado artist Pat Chapman, created circa 1996 and exhibited in the Colorado Watercolor Society State Watermedia Exhibition that same year. The composition depicts a serene moonlit winter landscape featuring a snow-blanketed foreground with bare deciduous trees silhouetted against a luminous full moon, snow-covered mountains in the middle distance, and a rustic cabin nestled to the right — evoking the quiet, expansive high desert and mountain terrain of the Southwest. Chapman executed the work with confident wet-on-wet watercolor technique, achieving soft gradations of cerulean and Prussian blue in the night sky, crisp reserved whites for snow highlights, and delicate dry-brush detailing in the bare tree branches and dried grasses. The painting is signed in the lower right corner in pencil/graphite reading 'pat Chapman,' consistent with the artist's known signature style. The piece retains its original exhibition label affixed to the verso, identifying it as 'Bin Work #1' from the 1996 Colorado Watercolor Society State Watermedia Exhibition, with the artist's Aurora, CO address — providing exceptional provenance documentation for a juried regional exhibition piece. The image area measures approximately 14 x 18 inches and is double-matted in cream and gray tones within a cream-colored mat board, still wrapped in its original protective plastic sleeve. Condition is Very Good overall; the painting surface appears clean and vibrant with no visible foxing, tears, or significant fading; the mat shows minor handling wear and light wrinkling to the plastic wrap but the artwork itself is well-preserved. An appealing piece of Colorado and Southwestern regional art with documented exhibition history.