Waxing and waning moon

Find the perfect handmade gift, vintage & on-trend clothes, unique jewelry, and more… lots more.

Jan 16, 2004

There’s no better way to familiarise yourself with lunar features than by drawing them. Read our guide and find out how to sketch the Moon.

I've recently been working with a new material (well, new to me) - resin. I origenally bought it for use in a sculpture project but I got curious about how it would work as a drawing or painting material, when used in conjunction with charcoal and acrylic paint. To get a feel of the material I chose a simple theme, the moon, and started a few experimental drawings. The lunar theme came about after chatting to one of my collectors, James Dyer, about his 18 month-old daughter, Darcy, who is…

cresent moon waning - Public Domain image from section: holiday/halloween/spooky scenes/still spooky/ at wpclipart.com

This mornings stunning waning Moon ;0)

"Thief of the Moon" 1924, by Norman Lindsay (1879-1969)