Becoming An Artist: A Brief Story Of Alan Bean

Alan Bean was an astronaut in Apollo 12, who later in his life left NASA to become an artist. I think that I connect with this man because if I have a goal, and I really care about it, I will do everything in my power to achieve that goal, even if it means abandoning something else. I don't know if that sounds childish, but that’s basically what Alan Bean did. Even though he was the fourth human being to walk on the moon, he pursued his passion for art. Astronaut Central says "He is a first-rate artist who is as comfortable rendering sharp realism as he is with portraying subtle emotions".
Mr. Bean grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. Fort Worth was originally a camp site for a group of Texas Rangers, and a big city, a must-see destination for many