Today, August 9th,was the official full moon, its called a 'sturgeon moon' since those fish apparently are abundant at this time of year. They could call it a 'pylon moon' instead, because construction pylons are abundant at this time of year too. Using my shoulder bag to paint, I set out onto Somerled Avenue hoping to catch a good view of the moon. Since every painting of the moon lately was 'Moon over something' I thought this scene would be neat, its the moon in between wires. Painting the pole and wires elevated the difficulty of the painting. I paint from this spot frequently because the Metro grocery store has strong white lights overhead.
Full moon between wires, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, August 2025
I painted a similar scene of the
pharmacy at night back in 2021, so it was interesting to see if I could do any better. The 2021 painting had stars visible, but tonight it was too hazy and no stars were visible. The main improvements here are a better moon effect, cleaner colours, and more elements included in the composition such as the under-hang light, the parking lot lights and the building off to the right with lit-up windows. If you are an artist you know the feeling when you do a painting that is better, then the old painting ends up looking terrible in comparison. Then you wonder if the old painting was terrible to begin with! The
pharmacy on a wet night is still my favorite. I enjoy blogging to show all the paintings and write a few things down.
Full moon yellow sign, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, August 2025
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