Secret Moon Art

January 4, 2020 : First, Happy New Year to All! Second, over the holidays a drawing has been completed! Here's 'Hermiony's Gaze' and my suspicion is that she's gazing at you , dear viewer! Art Note : Browsing artwork is good for you...

An End-Of-2020 Art Update from pencil artist Jude Cowell December 26, 2020 : If you by chance follow my Instagram feed at all you may have seen the first scan of my Portrait of 'Monica Rose' which, in its in-progress state, shows a whole bunch of black paper, unpenciled as of then (December 22nd). Only the bare basics are committed to paper because you have to start somewhere! Well, below is the second scan ( v2 ) of my drawing which is quite a bit more completed as of today. Yet as every artist knows, decisions must be made soon concerning 'her' background (if any! or should I leave her 'floating'?), the color/s of her eye shadow, the rest of the mandala behind her, and any other finishing touches which may be required. Naturally, once such decisions are made and perpetrated, a final v3 version of Monica Rose will be published - either here in this very gallery, or perhaps in my Jude Cowell Art Portfolio at Fine Art America where she might turn up as ...

In 1982, my family attended the World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee . Over 11 million people attended the festive affair and if memory serves, the Chinese Pavilion was the most popular attraction by far. Discovered in 1974, China's famous Terracotta Army was a great hit and was responsible for the longest line we stood in on that very hot day. Getting the Party Started! President Ronald Reagan opened the fair with a speech on May 1, 1982 and six months later it closed on October 31, 1982. Now I don't know about Mr. Reagan, but between funnel cakes and our first-ever taste of boxed milk ( Parmalat I think it was) our tummies had few if any complaints! During our visit my children rode the largest ferris wheel any of us had ever seen (or hope to see again if I may say so!) - 165 feet tall - but once they reached the pinnacle Mom ( moi ) had to be coaxed away to have dinner with friends and thus avoid seeing her (my) kids wa-a-ay up in the sky when the wheel stopped. B...

A fanciful figure study, Bridget's Blossom , by Jude Cowell; pencil on paper .

Once upon a time this quirky little drawing was called, Rita Remembers . Then this very day I completed it, retitled it, and now it's simply called, Assignation : Why not browse more Jude Cowell Art 24/7 in my Fine Art America Portfolio if and as you wish! Browsing Art is good for you, y'know!

June 19, 2020 : Here's a new drawing, little more than a scribble really, A Portrait of Tracey :