Posts Tagged ‘Moon’
Moonlight Magic
May 16th, 2010 | 
Author: Some scenes lend themselves to the moonlight more than others, when I decided to paint a couple of Moon orientated paintings trying to capture the magic of a moonlit Castlerigg Stone Circle was something that sprang to mind almost straight away. Well, to be honest my thoughts went along the lines of – moonlit Shire… moonlit stone circle, having painted the Shire in moonlight it was time to attempt a stone circle. Read the rest of this entry »
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Moonlit Wander
A slight diversion for me but it was quite enjoyable to work on, this was completed for the Moonstruck theme of the month 
Obviously it’s a la’l Hobbit having a moonlit wander, well, sometimes a wander along some moonlit lanes is just what the Doctor ordered to relax us 
Painted in watercolour on 22.5 x 13 inch board
Earth and Moon from Mars
I’ve often wondered what the Earth and Moon would look like from Mars, and thanks to the HiRISE we can at least get a very good idea.
Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
For further information on how the picture was taken click here.
It’s certainly a site I’ll be returning to just to see what they image next you never know, one of the images may give me enough inspiration to write something or paint a scene from space