Thursday, April 9, 2009

"Full Moonglow..."

...and Mother Nature will paint the Sonoran Desert tonight
gently dressing her
in a palette of silvery blue magic
so soft and serene.
I made my little painting here
by using a base wash
of Chinese White with dabs of iridescent blue
purple, green, and coral DS paint...
then added
lettering and a bit of "border zen" with a silver gel pen...
all to bling out
a small sheet of Strathmore black paper
ripped from my field journal.
Hmmm...

"Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing
like the real thing..."
~Marvin Gaye
:)

15 comments:

Alex said...

I like the moon design, looks like a constellation, and the floral and geometrical style borders over and below the word gives the cultural feel into it. :) It's very nice!

Lisa at Greenbow said...

I really like this Margaret. I always like the way you incorporate lettering and borders in your work. It makes it feel like you have a good grasp on your thinking.

Ann said...

Magically beautiful!

RH Carpenter said...

Gorgeous!

studio lolo said...

"And the night's magic seems to whisper and hush..."
Moondance came to my head as I saw this. Beautiful!!

soulbrush said...

ain't nutting like 'your' real thing baby.fabadabadoo.

Angela said...

I love it - especially that moon!

Sherry Pierce Thurner said...

Serene indeed. What a good idea to use a silver gel pen - I almost never work on colored paper, though examples like yours make me want to try.

Cecelia said...

Very nice! I had to laugh a bit, though, because the moon is something like the way I see things like a star in the sky, or an airplane, due to cataracts and AMD. Sometimes it is like fireworks. The moon is usually 3 or 4 overlapping shapes.
I know you had fun doing this one!

3rdEyeMuse said...

you've completely captured serenity ... lovely.

Karen said...

This is really beautiful. It just seems to glow...

PAK ART said...

I like shiny on black. My daughter used to use gold metallic pens on black paper. It reminds me of her art.

Julie said...

I felt all of the tension leave my body as I gazed onto this painting! So relaxing.....

marianne said...

Wow, just beautiful!!!!

Teri said...

This is a beautiful image! Just beautiful!!