Artist: R.V. Monroe (Robert & Venice Monroe)
Medium: Laser engraving on natural wood, mounted on hand-painted wood panels within a custom wood frame
Dimensions: 12 inch x 12 inch
 
Description:
Moors Beneath the Moon is a meditation on passage, presence, and spiritual endurance. Laser-engraved into natural wood, the image depicts a majestic vessel gliding through turbulent waters beneath a full moon. Aboard, robed figures of Moorish ancestry stand in quiet command—not hurried, not afraid. The moon bears witness. The sea gives way.
 
This is not a scene of arrival or departure. It is a state of being—between lands, between times, between memory and motion. The intricate details of the boat reflect Moorish architectural grace: arches, filigree, and sacred geometry moving forward through waves.
 
Created by R.V. Monroe, the collaborative voice of Robert and Venice Monroe, this work blends visual storytelling with cultural reverence. Robert brings the historical imagination and engraving technique; Venice guides the emotional weight, balance, and final composition. Their combined process transforms wood and fire into memory made visible.
 
The geometric red-and-black frame anchors the piece in modern presence—reminding us that the legacies of the Moors are not buried in the past. They rise in rhythm, architecture, and spirit—still navigating.
 
Moors Beneath the Moon is a tribute to movement guided by vision, to journeys both physical and eternal.