AUSTIN—One of an elite dozen astronauts who have walked on the moon, artist Alan Bean set out on a new journey.

The mission: To share his explorations through his paintings, capturing splendors of the moon that are difficult to express in words alone. For nearly three decades Bean has made that voyage as he mines his own memories and delves into new artistic realms.

“They’re not like Earth paintings. They don’t look like Earth paintings,” Bean said. “They’re paintings from another world.”

The 76-year-old Bean was part of the Apollo 12 crew in November 1969 w...

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