Acrylic Moon Painting Van Gogh petals built from layered strokes

petals built from layered strokes of scarlet

Thick layered strokes build the sharp summits and snow-streaked faces

a gentle blue sky drifts with soft cumulus cloud while a line of distant trees marks the edge of the open field

gunmetal grey and flashes of luminous white suits bold

A lush cluster of phalaenopsis orchids fills the frame in vivid magenta and violet

Acrylic Moon Painting Van Gogh petals built from layered strokesA bright full moon rides high over a still lake, its pale light spilling across the water in a long silver ribbon that draws the eye straight to the heart of the scene. Tall pines stand in dark silhouette along both banks, their ragged crowns framing a sky brushed with drifting clouds in cool blues and dusky greys. The far shore dissolves into low wooded hills, while clusters of reeds and scattered stones along the foreground catch faint flecks of the