Member Space Art Gallery

As seen from Coal Creek Canyon, CO
by artist Wendy Dennie

Quick 2" diameter chalk pastel
moon sketches were completed
every 5-7 minutes during beginning
of the Moon eclipse

October 8, 2014

Artist Notes:
I was starting to notice a color
“aura” around the still lit side of
the moon, so I tried to capture
these colors as to the best of my
ability.

Artist Notes:
I was starting to notice a color
“aura” around the still lit side of
the moon, so I tried to capture
these colors as to the best of my
ability.

Artist notes:
The aura around the still lit side
of the moon was beginning to show
similar colors of the emerging
eclipse shadow.

Artist notes:
The eclipse shadow was beginning
to display the red color.

Artists notes:
The aura of light from the barely lit side of the
moon seemed to have shimmering effect.

Artists notes:
The aura of light from the barely lit side of the
moon appeared to be decreasing and the colors
of the eclipse shadow were intensifying.

Artists notes:
The aura of light from the barely lit side of the
moon appeared to be diffused and the colors
of the eclipse shadow were gaining more reds
and oranges.

Artists notes:
The eclipse shadow was gaining more deep
purple and red colors, along with deep salmon
and orange colors.

Artists notes:
The eclipse shadow colors keep
evolving to more intense pigments
of salmon, reds and oranges.

Artists notes:
The eclipse shadow colors were
turning to more orange and red colors.

Artists notes:
The moon was dipping far down to the horizon
at this point in the eclipse.

Artists notes:
The moon was dipping far down to
the horizon at this point in the eclipse.
There was a slight band of clouds visible
directly above the horizon.

Artists notes:
There was a slight band of clouds visible
directly above the horizon that appeared
may soon become an issue
with my line of sight.

Artists notes:
There was a slight band of clouds
visible directly above the horizon
that appeared may soon become
an issue with my line of sight.

Artists notes:
The cloud band suddenly obscured the eclipse
and created a curious “jelly-fish” type optical illusion.
Once I drew this sketch, the moon was almost fully
obscured behind the cloud band just above
the western horizon. I was not able to witness
the optical illusion when the eclipse reaching
the setting point at the horizon.