Creating a pastel drawing of a 61% illuminated Waxing Gibbous Moon

[@Petertronic]

Beautiful, a very special gift indeed!

[@Spiceyspiney]

Thank you Peter :)

[@mtippett80]

Amazing artwork, you make it look so simple and easy and yet it's not and just looks that way because of your talent!!!

[@Spiceyspiney]

Thank you so much :) I never think of myself as being talented, but I do have the knack of being able to look at something and break it down into abstract shapes and textures and that's how I capture something in pastels. When I teach that during my sketching workshops, everybody produces amazing work so it's definitely something most people can do. I have actually had people say they think it almost spoils the final result seeing the creation process if I compress it into too short a timelapse, so I've taken those comments on board and slowed down the timelapse speed a bit for You Tube. On Instagram people prefer fast paced, shorter clips so I usually end up having to make two separate videos!

[@TheStevecas9860]

That is Beautiful!

[@Spiceyspiney]

Thanks so much Steve :)

[@TheStevecas9860]

To do that you have skills Mary!

[@AmatureAstronomer]

Pretty.

[@Spiceyspiney]

Thank you :)

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

Nice!

[@Spiceyspiney]

Thank you :)

[@Coyo-Tea]

Oh Mary I wish I could draw like that, it is absolutely stunning my friend. Do you take commissions?

[@Spiceyspiney]

Thanks so much for the kind comment. Yes I do take commissions but I don't advertise it widely because each sketch can be several hours work and I am so pressed for time at the moment . I already have three sketches on my backlog but haven't had time to do them yet because I'm neck deep in a huge writing project and I've been working until after 11pm every single day. I'm happy to put you on the list if you let me know what you want x