Secret Moon Art

Yes, I'm still trying to get used to nightcafe 's AI art creation features. Here's my second-day effort, Hazy Moon and Twinkling Stars . Hope you like it! Then why don't you join the fun at NightCafe ? You might like it, too! Now here's one of my ~real~ drawings created with Prismacolor oil pencils held in my own hand, a full view of Golden Chanterelles in Moonlight :

Here by request is another showing of my 1996 Merit Award winner, Timeless Path :

Presenting Lulu's Lipstick , an oil and watercolor pencil design by Jude Cowell .

While searching tonight for a certain path'n'portal illustration in my files, I instead tripped across the image below and am uncertain whether it was ever published anywhere--and note that in person, the paper is blacker than it appears here, which of course also depends on the device you're using. Anyway, check out an incomplete drawing 'Path to an Unknown Destination' which is how it feels these days under the Trump regime to live in a sabotaged America: Looks as if the drawing was left about 1/3 of the way through... Images in this online art gallery (since 2005!) are compliments of Jude Cowell Art where you're welcome to browse 24/7.

Portrait of Chironia by Jude Cowell ; a fanciful figure study; oil and water color pencils (dry) on black paper.

Emerald fish   The Curiosity of Emerald Fish , a pencil on paper drawing by Jude Cowell copyright 2017 and beyond...

Night in Celadon Forest has returned to Secret Moon Art in honor of the Autumn season. Don't forget your lantern is my best advice! Plus, there's a Full Moon in Taurus , you know, on Thursday November 10 (2011) at 3:16 pm est so the Taurus/Scorpio energies will be reflected by moonbeams during the evening as they swirl through the cool night air! Click to view a horoscope of the Full Moon (@ 19Tau) with the chart set for Washington DC, a devilishly Scorpionic spot on Earth if there ever was one. Living there twice in my life taught me that if it taught me nothing else... ~:~ All artwork and images are copyrights of pencil artist Jude Cowell, 2011 and beyond. Media: Prismacolor oil pencils, Rexel Derwent watercolour pencils (dry only) on black paper which allows certain effects that you'll never achieve on white paper, no matter how hard you try! Try it and see what you think, and... Draw On, Y'all Jude ~:~ Other places include SO'W , Jude's Threshold (an as...

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...

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...

A Clearing in Blue Tree Forest , colored pencils on paper, inspiration from who-knows-where... ~:~ And for 24/7 browsing, you may wish to sashay by my Art Shop @ Zazzle!

Is it more convenient for the world of Art and art auction houses if mature artists simply retire from their creative pursuits and fade fade away? Still Prime Time? discusses the topic of artists' later works with Picasso as a prime example of what can happen when creative people dare to age and paint. Does their work even hold up as being purchase-worthy? Is the market for their efforts diluted by their extended availability? Well, read the article for more details, but I say that humankind doesn't create Art as much as use it to express who we really are inside. And I didn't realize there were limitations on it because I thought we were meant to become more of who we are as our lives go on. Actually some artists, famous and otherwise, use their involvement in the creative process - whatever medium they prefer - as a way of transcending life's difficulties such as illness, lack of resources, a dearth of love, a lonely lifestyle...you know - human problems. And if the ...

Peek from the Jungle , an imaginary scene by jude cowell 2009+.