Monday, June 29, 2009
Hyper-Flora: the drawing
Now here's an oddly surrealistic view of the world called, Hyper-Flora.
drawing by jude cowell 2009++
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flower art,
Hyper-Flora: the drawing,
new art,
secret moon art
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Path to an Unknown Land: new drawing!
Now here is a good example of how some of my 'paths'n'portals' drawings look as they're in the early stages of development...as you see, you're on the precipice!
Path to an Unknown Land (which looks quite mysterious and 'unknown' with the distant landscape unsketched, doesn't it?) will be completed and published here as soon as I can find the inspiration and some drawing time to devote. And no, I have no idea at this moment where its path will lead.
Until then, click the title of this post to visit my latest blog where you'll discover a few of my drawings on display in the sidebar... Jude
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Update 2.16.11: check out my latest blog creation, a science-y/poem-y concoction Woolly Mammoth Chronicles if you dare! jc
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cosmic art,
moon art,
new drawings,
PAth to an Unknown Land,
paths'n'portals,
Two Hours You'll Never Get Back,
Woolly Mammoth Chronicles
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Come to magical Blue Tree Forest!
Here are two views of the enchanted Blue Tree Forest for you to wander in!
All drawings on this blog by Jude Cowell copyright 2009 and beyond...Use by artist's permission only.
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blue tree forest,
come to magical Blue Tree Forest,
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original art,
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Cat Archaeologist: a collage
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Have you seen this collage before? It's entitled, Cat Archaeologist for obvious reasons!
Or is it? (Click to enlarge.)
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Cat Archaeologist collage,
click to enlarge,
paper collage,
secret moon art
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Fairies Visit Goldfish Pond!
Fairies Visit Goldfish Pond, a drawing by Jude Cowell 2009+; an original illustration from Pattillo Armadillo and the Dream of Green.
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children's art,
Fairies Visit Goldfish Pond,
fairy art,
Pattillo Armadillo and the Dream of Green
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Adam Lambert video: Mad World
In an unsual move for Secret Moon Art the video of Adam Lambert's rendition of Mad World is being posted here for you to enjoy in case you've been underground for months and haven't seen his performance from the 2009 season of American Idol.
As you've heard, Wednesday night was the AI finale of the competition and Kris Allen gained the crown rather than Adam. Then a headline I noticed afterward called Kris the 'dark horse' but someone must be messin' with our minds because archetypally Adam Lambert plays the dark one, with Kris a lighter version of The Singer archetype.
So oddly enough, it was the 'light horse' pulling ahead of the shoo-in, as some would say. Even Kris seemed surprised - yet with a Rx Mercury 26Tau+ now conjunct the degree of difficult Fixed Star, Algol, the vote (Mercury) may come under dispute or review in some way (Rx.)
Yet on another level, the Mercury/Algol link could be a reference to the strength of young voters going in another direction than expected and full of life force.
Squeaky Clean v Dark Dream. Now how often on this old planet does Squeaky Clean take the worldly prize?
Changing Channels: Politics and the National Archives Security Breach
Then there's the unfortunate revelation that millions of personal records and info have disappeared from America's National Archives in Washington, DC.
Supposedly someone's back got turned as the Clinton administration records were being digitally tranferred to the NA hard drive - and one of 100 staffers (or the janitor, visitors, interns, and your Aunt Granny Fanny) could have moseyed through on a tour or perhaps going to the restroom.
Quite a thoroughfare in which to leave unattended a sensitive national hard drive. And if you're thinkin' what I'm thinking, it's: first they steal the money, now it's the Archives with our Social Security #s - once again we're caught with our knickers down yet it's someone else doing the mooning (at us suckers.)
Oh well! Affected individuals will be notified, so keep your cell phone primed and wait for their text message if you're one of the lucky ones.
And the acting director for the Archives has been called to testify on Capitol Hill on Thursday, May 21, 2009, so let's have Adrienne Thomas explain all the what what she can about the this inexcusable matter which could very well be treason.
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Adam Lambert sings Mad World - video,
Adrienne Thomas,
American Idol,
Mercury to Algol 5-20-09,
treason,
what what
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
A Portrait of Golden Chanterelles
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A Portrait of Golden Chanterelles,
botanical drawing,
cosmic art,
Golden Chanterelles,
moon art,
mystical art
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Secret Moon Art now has multiple Followers!
Abandoned Garden with Peonies is appearing again to say Hello to Secret Moon Art's TWO discriminating Followers so check out their particulars in the sidebar to your right!
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All Art Images are drawings by Jude Cowell 2009+ unless they're photos taken by Maya.
And my latest blog is Two Hours You'll Never Get Back, a tapestry blog woven from many subjects, so do drop by whenever you may.
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All Art Images are drawings by Jude Cowell 2009+ unless they're photos taken by Maya.
And my latest blog is Two Hours You'll Never Get Back, a tapestry blog woven from many subjects, so do drop by whenever you may.
Labels:secretmoonart, cosmic art
Abandoned Garden with Peonies,
botanical drawing,
original art,
secret moon art,
Spring Tree Road,
Two Hours You'll Never Get Back
Friday, May 08, 2009
A view of The Great Lichen Forest
Here's Pattillo Armadillo as he scampers toward the Great Lichen Forest, his hero's journey almost complete!
Illustration from 'Pattillo Armadillo and the Dream of Green,' my unpublished children's book which traveled to NYC to be considered for Little, Brown's publication list 2004/05.
Drawing by Jude Cowell 2009+
Relax! and stroll down another Cosmic Art Path to a magical forest where Indian pipes bloom enticingly from the forest's mulchy floor.
And here you may see the celestial sights that Pattillo enjoyed when he stopped at the Turquoise Observatory during his hero's journey to the Great Lichen Forest!
With or without fairies, Children's Art is so fun, isn't it?
The thing about my character, Pattillo - he can never see the fairies all around him (armadillos have notoriously bad eyesight, more's the pity, but they make up for it in other ways), yet you, Lone Viewer, may always spot a fairy or two flitting about and watching over the little fellow!
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Indian pipes,
Pattillo Armadillo and the Dream of Green,
The Great Lichen Forest
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Temple of the Great Stone Face: Venus, Moon, and Mars at '30Pisces'
'Temple of the Great Stone Face' is a drawing meant to represent Astrology's Sabian Symbol for '30 Pisces' the degree of April 22, 2009's Moon-Venus Occultation - when Venus disappears behind the Moon - and marks the conjunction of Venus (attraction) and Mars (desire) for a romantic rendezvous, planetary-style.
And...Wednesday, April 22 is Earth Day 2009 as well!
That's a lot of planetary action occurring at one little degree out of the 360 degrees of the zodiac, isn't it?
Here I quote from Marc Edmund Jones' version of the Symbols for '30 Pisces' which ends the full cycle/circle of the zodiac and butts against the Aries Point of Prominence (00 Aries00):
'The Great Stone Face'...a symbol of human responsibility as an immortality of the soul, and of a way of living which has become a continual manifestation of its ideal and so a constant dramatization of its self-discovery to others as an encouragement to them in their own alignment to eternal reality.
Each individual selects the image within himself to which he would shape himself outwardly, and this he comes to resemble as in Nathaniel Hawthorne's tale. Destiny is character as it most persistently constitutes itself.
Keyword: DISCERNMENT...
positive expression: self-integrity in its irresistible impact on the course of events;
neg/unconscious/shadow side: wholly inarticulate and ineffectual self-realization.
The Sabian Symbols in Astrology by Dr. Marc Edmund Jones.
Drawing by Jude Cowell 2009+: Prismacolor oil and Rexel Derwent watercolour pencils on paper.
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30 Pisces: The Great Stone Face,
Earth Day Apr 22 2009,
Moon occults Venus Apr 22 2009,
original art,
sabian symbols
Friday, April 17, 2009
Violet in black and white!
Suddenly I was in the mood to see how this photo of a little girl I know named Violet would turn out when scanned in black and white, and published on a dark background.
Imagine the intensely blue eyes!
Pretty, yes?
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a little girl named Violet,
black and white photos,
secret moon art
Sunday, April 12, 2009
'Shroomhome of Merri Chimes
A view of the 'Shroomhome of Merri Chimes, a drawing done quite some time ago for a children's dummybook which never escaped from my studio.
(A 'dummybook' or 'book dummy' is a mock-up of your children's book effort with text and illustrations, if you have them.)
Titled, Silvery Tree Path, the book concerns Roscoe Woodhouse and other characters who live in the Great Lichen Forest. Merri, one of the Chimes Sisters, lives along Silvery Tree Path as you see and is a songstress along with her sisters in the evenings at the Roasted Root Cafe.
This image is from a photograph of the original rendering which is rather large - appr 20" x 24" - and this particular published version is actually from a scanned slide. So that is what gives it a yellowish tinge here...that and the fact that all Silvery Tree Path illustrations are embossed with silver (aluminum) pencil!
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'Shroomhome of Merri Chimes,
'ShroomHome on Silvery Tree Path,
children's illustrations,
dummybook,
Merri Chimes,
Prismacolor,
Roscoe Woodhouse,
silver pencil embossing,
the Roasted Root Cafe
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