Secret Moon Art

Have you ever taken a divergent Path to an Ancient Temple ? Then you confirm my suspicion about you, dear viewer!

Fantastic! Good news has arrived: the May 2011 issue of Emerging Visions has dropped! This issue has a mystical Mad Majicks theme with fabulously creative flash poetry included so do check it out at your leisure. Above you see a small slice of my offering for the May 2011 art-zine #20 where the complete image of 'Shroom Trio may be viewed. Enjoy!

As our universal Diluvian Flux flows on, this cosmically inspired illustration depicting such has cycled up! Plus, you'll find that 24/7 art browsing is readily available when you visit my Jude Cowell Art portfolio . Colored pencil on Paper rules!

Gladiolas in Moonlight seems quite an appropriate image for Secret Moon Art today considering our recent and lovely early Spring weather! ~:~ Art Alert 3.3.11: a new art print has been added today in my Jude Cowell Art Shop @ Zazzle, if you'd like to mosey over. Title: Lilith in Fringe Bikini . See? Spring is busting out all over! Also, my latest art blog, Cosmic Lilith Art , is now open for public viewing. And if you're wondering where you can find a science-y/poem-y blog, you may wish to try Woolly Mammoth Chronicles just for fun, w Science News & videos complimentary. Plus, botanical fish portraits are always viewable @ Dreamyfish Art along with Marine News, videos, & more. jc

318 Silvery Tree Path is a fairly recent drawing inspired by the first children's dummy book I ever created called Silvery Tree Path . Fairies were not supposed to show up in my drawings back then for they weren't consciously invited, yet pink fairies appeared anyway which is a typical happening when you draw on black paper! You know, there's something about black paper that I've always liked. Perhaps it's the 3D feeling I get when shading layers of colors as images form and seem to come out of the blank page toward the viewer which encourages whatever visionary or visualizing ability a pencil artist possesses. Actually there's almost a sculptural quality which I never get when drawing on white paper. There can be a definite spiritual, cosmic quality as well - perhaps because the black areas suggest an abundant cosmos of vast space to my astrologer's eye. I am a fan of the cosmos! Anyway, you see here one of my 'shroomhome' illustrations wherein tea...

Before leaving town for a New Years weekend (and birthday) spree, I've managed to create and publish the first-ever Secret Moon Art Calendar 2011 ! Cosmic, Moon, Fairy, and Botanical illustrations are included for kids and adults of all ages, and you know that this Sun Capricorn loves the usefulness of using my artwork on a wall calendar. Above you see a snippet of the new calendar's cover image, a mossy Hidden Garden with a fairy visitor, and I hope you'll sashay over to Jude Cowell Art Shop at Zazzle where you may view each month of *Secret Moon Art Calendar 2011's images. Happy New Year, Everyone! See you again in 2011... ~:~ *Titles of each illustration are listed on back of the calendar so that images are without text and may be framed later on, as you wish. jc

Happy New Year to All! Well, today is December 28, 2010 and with 2011 soon upon us Secret Moon Art offers a thankful and bubbly toast to all its viewers, visitors, and discriminating art supporters - you're the best ! Waiting round the January 1, 2011 bend is a Solar Eclipse on January 4, 2011 @ 13Cap38 which 'eclipses' my natal Sun. As you know, eclipses are considered 'wild cards' in Astrology (well, in life actually!) so there's no certainty how having a Solar Eclipse for my birthday will play out for the erstwhile artist and blogger who types at you now. One thing I do know: 2011 will be an important year in some fashion for me personally and it remains to be seen just how. What to expect? Well, 'wild card' evokes similar vibes as those of quirky planet Uranus in a horoscope so 'expect the unexpected' may be my best personal prognostication for the moment! ~:~ Astro-Notes: Opposing our nation's natal Sun ( the leader ), the Solar Eclip...

For Holiday Season 2010 and the wintry weather so prevalent across the land, this never-before-published and somewhat brightly colored drawing from 2003 is titled Dog Clouds Gird the Moon . Wishing Merry Holidays to all Secret Moon Art viewers and supporters and their kith'n'kin! Jude Cowell ~:~ Concerned over Science's plan to clone a woolly mammoth back to life? Me too, over @ Woolly Mammoth Chronicles . Like 24/7 Art browsing? Please visit my Jude Cowell Art Shop @ Zazzle, and a Big Thank You goes to All who purchased my art-decorated merchandise in 2010! jc

Here's a little Moonlight Rain to celebrate (discreetly, of course!) the December 5, 2010 New Moon in Sagittarius , sign of The Seeker . The illustration above shows a Full Moon which definitely isn't as dark as tonight, Saturday night, and Sunday night will progressively be for we're in the 3-day Balsamic phase prior to the precise moment the New Moon perfects with the Sun (and I'd need to draw a totally blacked-out Moon to show the lunation precisely, so why not settle for this lighter representation of a Full Moon, yes?) Because in only two weeks, the Dec 21, 2010 Lunar Eclipse in Gemini will manifest as the culmination and fulfillment of this Monday's New Moon 13Sag28 when seeds of new ventures are planted and nurtured. (Click link to view the New Moon's chart image w details, EST.) Why, it's almost lyrical, the Dec 5 New Moon's Sabian Symbol: '14Sag'..."The Pyramid and the Sphinx" and yet something sinister underneath the symbol...

In time for Halloween 2010 and as per request, Moonrise at the Crossroads is now available to you as a 19" x 15" Bronze Matte UV wall art poster! So does this drawing fall into the 'Spooky Art' category or is it simply another in my long line of Moon and Cosmic Art illustrations? I shall leave it for you to decide... ~:~ An Art Note: my original signature and imprints ~ Unscene World and Secret Moon Art ~ are visible at the bottom of this image. If you prefer that my hand lettering disappear from the art poster of 'Moonrise at the Crossroads' please convo me at: judecowell at gmail dot com with your request and I will upload a newer version to Jude Cowell Art Shop which will, however, crop off a small portion of the drawing. Thanks! jc

Today a new drawing for you so you may meander down a secluded path in A Fairy's Secret Valley ! Yet because Secret Moon Art isn't exclusively for Fairy Art (or Faerie Art, if you prefer), I went wandering about on your behalf and discovered some lovely Fairy Art sites for ethereal perusal such as Fairy Art.net , Art by Sarah Pittman , and some free-to-use Fairy clip art which may be found at Karen Whimsy 's site. Related is the Sur La Lune Fairy Tale Blog , a treat for eyes and minds! And of course, if you wish a journey to view the transcendental artwork of one of America's premiere Visionary Artists you simply can never go off-path with Mr. Gilbert Williams , an early inspiration of mine. Now I feel a bit sheepish admitting it, but somewhere packed away I have a book of his paintings which was published quite a few moons ago - and when I locate it one day, you might be able to hear my woot! all the way from Georgia! Oh where can it be? Perhaps the pink fairies purl...

Yes, Moonrise at the Crossroads has been published here before and seems to show up in quite a few google searches. But since it's a favorite drawing of mine (even though I usually lean toward full color rather than black and white), I'm posting it now in honor of Autumn Equinox 2010 and the lovely Full Moon of last evening! Plus, since Halloween is almost upon us I am reminded that this image turns up rather well when people google terms like 'spooky art', too. Boo!

Look who's performing at The Garden tonight: Singer in Blue ! Oil and watercolour pencils on black paper. And you know you're cordially invited to browse my Art Portfolio of drawings 24/7 at Fine Art America !

You may be the first to know: the lastest issue of Emerging Visions has arrived! Have yourself a peek at the Cosmic Art of Starry Desires and read flash poetry inspired by none other than the Cosmos!

A Hidden Garden stumbled on with flowers, bees attending I wish all gardens could be found with fairies never ending! Drawing by yours truly. Browse my Jude Cowell Art Portfolio at Fine Art America 24/7!

Comet Skies , a drawing by Jude Cowell (c) 2010 and beyond... If you've ever noticed within yourself an interest in comets and their timely arrivals (and who hasn't?) then mid-June 2010 is the perfect time to look up to catch a cameo appearance by none other than Comet McNaught , a recently noticed green fuzzball now approaching Earth's little patch of the solar system! ~:~ Art-Browsing? why not try Jude Cowell Art at Zazzle , an Art Shop that is always open for a drop-in!

Path to an Ancient Temple is a noble republish of one of my jungle-y drawings from about 3 years ago. This image puts me in mind of a similar illustration I've used to represent the last degree of Pisces where Jupiter and Uranus must soon tarry a moment before conjoining the Aries Point (00Ari00:00) in tandem @ 00Ari18 on June 8, 2010. This grand rendevous of Jupiter and Uranus @ AP may bring the world some kind of new wonderment! Even new, enthralling insights into Astrology or Religion are potentials. '30 Pisces' = "The Great Stone Face"... Quoting in part from Marc Edmund Jones' book, The Sabian Symbols in Astrology (my bold ): 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 cours...

Howdy Do! My children's book character, Pattillo Armadillo, skedaddles apace in this scene from his Hero's Journey, the yet-to-be-published Pattillo Armadillo and the Dream of Green ...as you see, Pattillo runs toward the Great Lichen Forest during the course of his adventure. But you, m'dear, don't have to run, you may merely click to read insightful articles recently published for Astrology Day Blogathon 2010 by various astrologers of note including Donna Cunningham ('Skywriter'), C. J. Wright ('Auntie Moon'), and Mandi Lockley ('Astroair'). This is a permanent collection of informative writings which concern the current and ongoing Cardinal T-Square of planets Saturn, Uranus, and Pluto and it gives us practical ideas for handling these difficult planetary energies now squaring off from Spring 2010 into 2014/15. So if you managed to miss it thus far, please click here for a private viewing of the Cosmic Art Gallery set up in honor of the Blo...

Both Astrology and Art things are really simmering on the hob now in preparation for March 20's Spring Equinox 2010 as a variety of astrologers prepare informative articles for the 2010 Astrology Day Blogathon ! If you read any Astrology at all, you know that Spring 2010 begins the difficult time period of Cardinal T-Square and Grand Cross energies which will last into 2014. These patterns between Saturn, Uranus, and Pluto were also in effect during the Great Depression of the 1930s so full economic recovery may be remain on the backburner for a few more years, sad to say. Therefore, the 2010 Astrology Day Blogathon will contain articles on how best to navigate these difficult energies by way of practical solutions. Plus, I am honored to be offering a little Cosmic and Moon Art to go along! More on that later. Pictured above: Mystic Biscuit Tea Room which is my meager representation of a dream I had a while back: a cosmically inspired Tea Room serving teas, coffees, and steamy bis...

Silver Tree is a drawing from 1996 when I using paper in the 18" x 22" or 20" x 24" sizes. But these days all my drawings are scanner bed size, know what I mean? There are two reasons I think this image looks yellow-ish...it's third generation because it's been scanned from a slide (you do remember slides, right?), and back then I embossed most of my drawings with silver pencil (actually aluminum which stays silver-looking longer than an actual silver pencil could.) Perhaps I should have titled it 'Aluminum Tree' but somehow that's not as...lyrical. The original framed and matted Silver Tree has been described to me by more than one person as looking as if a unicorn might step out from behind the foliage. Well, what do you think? Are you imagining any magical creatures in the forest? ;p