Secret Moon Art

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!

Circular Paths of an Unscene World, drawing by jude cowell 2008. 'Circular Paths' may refer to Astrology which is the observation and study of planetary orbits and cycles - as well as to labyrinths, of course. Actually, the entire sign of Capricorn is said to be a labyrinth, all 30 degrees of the mer-goat's sign. Unscene World is an imprint I began in 1996 as black paper took over my drafting table and celestial themes became prominent...and I've never, as they say, looked back! They also say that black paper gives depth and a spiritual quality you cannot achieve on white or light paper, and I must agree with them. Here's an example of my early black paper art, Timeless Path , a drawing which won a Merit Award at one of the Olympic Games art venues in Atlanta, GA, summer 1996. Timeless Path is appr 18"x24" (and was sold before the exhibition opened!) but these days my renderings are small enough to fit a scanner bed so that they may be easily publish...

Path to an Ancient Temple , drawing by jude cowell 2008. Yes, I do like paths'n'portals, ancient temples, and greenery, too!

Lady Unmasking is drawn and published in honor of the Feb 7, 2008 Solar Eclipse in the 10 North Series. Keyphrases for this Series which last manifested on Jan 26, 1990 (so similar issues may resurface from that time period) are: strong emphasis on communications; frustrating or inhibiting events occur relating to news, paperwork, or a young person; a draining of energy--take things quietly for there's an element of fatigue with this Series. (Brady's Predictive Astrology. ) Yes, Lady Unmasking is a bit of a departure for Secret Moon Art, for my figure studies and mask-related images are usually published at Cosmic Persona Designs with Children's, Botanical, and Fairy Art published here at SMA. Plus, I hope you don't mind a smidge of Astrology with your Art today! I have sashayed into Astrology here before--it is Secret Moon Art, after all. Why "Unmasking"? The reason some folk call this the Unmasking Eclipse is because it falls at "18Aquarius"...

Here's a small illustration of the wild flower Self-Heal . Click image to enlarge if it seems too dark for your computer screen... drawing compliments of your artist this evening, jude cowell (c)2008+.

This is a mere art representation in honor of the Autumn Equinox when the Sun seems to 'reach' 00Libra00 on Sept 23. (c)2007 secret moon art by jude cowell share but please attribute!

When I drew this large image in 1996, little did I know how ruinous so many areas of the world would be in 2007. And I'm sorry for it. Isle of Ruins (c)1996-2007 by jude cowell Oil and Watercolour pencils on paper

Misty Night is done at last. Scroll down a smidge for two views of this drawing while it was in progress...and it seems a Blue Fairy has appeared after all!

Here's Pattillo Armadillo snoozing underneath a 'Shroom Home while on his hero's journey...as told in, Pattillo Armadillo and the Dream of Green. This drawing was a reject from his 'dummybook' but he looks pretty snugged in, don't you think? Only the zzz-z-z-z-zs are missing! And be sure to check out the latest political limericks at Lim's Limericks where cats-who-blog hold sway with verve and sass.

This drawing probably belongs more in the Cosmic Persona Designs Gallery but here it is anyway sans Moon...

This drawing is from Pattillo Armadillo and the Dream of Green and shows a scene near the end of the story. You see Pattillo mustering his energy for the final leg of his journey...short little legs and all. You see, the Great Lichen Forest was an ancient growth and contained within the smaller Blue Tree Forest. Click on above title to stop by my pages at Gather.com, why doncha? We'll schmooze. Click on My Articles and look for one about Pattillo's dummybook and its journey to New York City...and alas, back home again a mere month or so later...but with a comlimentary Editor's Letter in tow in honor of his valiant exertions. At www.gather.com , tea or coffee are optional...or as Abraham Lincoln is said to have said so amusingly: if this is tea, bring me coffee. If this is coffee, bring me tea. (c)2007 Unscene World by Jude Cowell

Here's a new drawing for Secret Moon Art...can you tell how much I love moss? (c)2007 Paths'n'Portals series by Jude Cowell