I so love it when the Moon smiles in the sky. No Full Moon painting for me this month. Our sky was socked in with clouds. I’ve two more sketches to do of the convergence of Jupiter and the waxing Moon. Right now they are just hen scratchings on a piece of scrap paper and […]
Category Archives: Full Moons
Harvest Moon Eve and 9-11 Anniversary
I listened to the reading of the names of those who lost their lives ten years ago. Like the moon, your light will always shine. You will be remembered. Thank you to all those who met this attack head on and saved lives. Thank you to those who worked in the rubble day after day, […]
Harvest Moon and 9/11
Harvest Moon 2010 Sunday, September 11th and Monday, September 12th, one of the most popular lunar events of the year takes place. The Harvest Moon 🙂 The name “Harvest Moon’ is given to the Full Moon that’s closest to the Autumnal Equinox. Sometimes it falls in early October. Other names for this moon are Fruit, […]
Waning Sturgeon Moon
How to start your day? I highly recommend plein air painting in the cool air of the morning with the sun’s warm glow touching the landscape before you. I had written off recording the Full Moon this month. Thunderstorms popped up on the eve and day of this August Moon. But, at 6:45 this morning […]
Full Thunder Moon
I’m ever so pleased to report the clouds that covered our piece of the sky for the last two days parted just in time for me to get a quick glimpse of the full moon! I’d written July’s full moon off…. while daylight lingered, there were far too many clouds… not to mention a shower […]
Full Stawberry Moon Chronicles
Click image to read right page. I’ve been anticipating this full moon all month. After missing the opportunity to paint last month’s full moon eve, I was determined to capture this month’s. I was expecting the same overly large looking moon. Not so! I wonder what determines that optical illusion? What ever it is, it […]