Renate Roske-Shelton » Dance of the Giants - Pulling Up the Moon (Sold)

this painting is part of a series of fantasy designs created in a dream-like mood on black stretched and gessoed linen canvas. Observations of the night sky in New Brunswick can be followed with guidance by the Astronomy By The Bay interest group. They recently discussed the “dance of the 3 giant planets, Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn in changing Constellations on the low horizon at dusk over a brief period of days. “Dance of the Giants - Pulling Up The Moon” 18 x 24” Acrylics and Ink With finalizing touches of black and white ink. Inspired by the various winter constellations of our Night Skies here in Southern New Brunswick on the edge of the Bay of Fundy. This work is part of a series of fantasy paintings created in a dreamy mood on stretched and black- gessoed linen canvas. . Starlit night skies at the edge of the Bay of Fundy, Let your imagination play. . Your mind’s eye may project the beautiful undulating dance of giant whales in (and above) those immense waters. . A staged show of nature with shadow and lights that conjures the unleashing of magical energies pulling at that giant moon to bring it into the newly illuminated night scape and a new world 2021. The Bay of Fundy ... coastal living during strange times and a brand-new year ... a visual fairy tale to contemplate . The story speaks of hope and spirit, of shadow and light, and nature’s forces and gifts, and of powerful shifts and cycles of illumination and perseverance.