Secret Moon Art

Totally made this up--to my knowledge there are no such things as Blue Trumpet Flowers, but there is moonlight and my imagination. Blue Trumpet Flower by jude cowell 2008 Use only by express permission of artist. Which reminds me...I heard that the Hollywood writers' strike may be ending soon which is good because I want to see more episodes of my favorite new show: Moonlight. I'm not a fan of the vampire normally but a humanitarian vampire is a difficult paradox to ignore! ~:~ Yes, Moonlight came back from the writers' strike but was cancelled at the end of its run - which grumped me up considerably. Anti-kudos to CBS. :-(

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"...

My botanical drawing of these mystical little Indian pipes shows them rising in ghostly cluster from a shadowed forest floor. Indian pipes are sometimes mistaken for fungi but they are a true flowering plant. Yet their leaves lack chlorophyll and present as scales along the stems. Therefore they are unable to manufacture food, so their tangly masses of rootlets live quite intimately with subterranean fungi. Both then take their sustenance from decaying organic matter and from living tree roots. Blooming in summer, Indian pipes' single nodding cup-shaped flowers do resemble small clay pipes atop their waxy stems. And who can say that fairies don't play tunes upon these lovely creations of nature-- or puff a puff or two? Indian pipes by jude cowell (c) 2008 Use only by express permission of artist.

Fairy Glen is a drawing about to be donated to my local Mental Health Benefit Art Auction...like? Fairy Glen by jude cowell 2008; Use only with artist's express permission. Thanks.

Beyond synchronicity? Two years ago when I rendered this drawing to illustrate the Sabian Symbol for the 12th degree of Cancer, "A Chinese Woman Nursing a Baby with a Message" I was unaware that in August 2012, Venus will be "stationary in the hand of Orion" ( Signs in the Sky, Adrian Gilbert) in mid-degrees of Gemini. This relates to the cataclysm of 2012 predicted in the Mayan Calendar and in ancient Egyptian texts--and Venus is the prime planetary actor in the drama. (And in Astrology, Venus may be considered a significator of a woman, as well as of values, relationships, aesthetics, beauty and the Arts, and money.) Most people have heard by now that the three pyramids at Giza line up with the stars in the Belt of Orion (though some may dispute it.) My religious friends have told me for 30 years or so that Christ's Second Coming will be from the direction of the Belt of Orion. And a certain prophet has predicted a Shaking of worldwide proportions--which soun...

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+.

Here's a recent drawing inspired by my first children's book, Silvery Tree Path, which is all about the Great Lichen Forest. The main character in the story is grumpy Roscoe Woodhouse...plus, the Moon. Looks like a magical place, doesn't it? (c) Unscene World by jude cowell

Departing from my usual, drawing on white paper is always so...different. Eye of Egg by jude cowell (c) 2007

Welcome to 318 Silvery Tree Path, a new drawing of one of the 'shroom homes from Silvery Tree Path, a children's story I wrote in 1996. Pull up a mossy rock and sit a spell...or check out Cosmic Persona Designs ...you may see some figure studies there who'd like to greet you... All Art copyrighted by jude cowell 2007+ Download Art here!

Edge of Rainbow Forest by jude cowell 2007 Scroll just below to view an earlier version...

Minerva's Glen is my latest piece at Associated Content...a poem with art. Sad when the hoot of an owl is a rare occurrence in one's environment where once it was common to hear bird calls of all sorts. Progress: They Call It Civilization! But the Ecology Sux: Now that's a hoot. Encroaching on pristine regions where bracken and lichen still infest limbs and branches...tsk. The presence of bracken and lichen indicates that the air is pure enough for them to grow, a lovely sign which is disappearing soon as developers get their mitts on the area and their much-touted 'build-out' in progress. So Who Needs Clean Air? A family member lives in Raleigh NC where particulates are worsening his asthmatic condition. Does the American by-the-of-the-for-the government make any effort at all to protect our air from high emissions of these tiny killers? And this is "America" brought to you by...the robber baron classes, both royal and not-so-royal. If you don't kno...

In honor of the Nov 24 Full Moon in Gemini--this year's Snow Moon --here's Pattillo Armadillo with sleepy stuff still in the corners of his tiny little eyes...appearing in a tableau called, Pattillo Awakens at Moonrise. secret moon art 2007, drawing by jude cowell