Moon Garden
42” Diameter - Oil on canvas and wood - 2007
I saw my first moon garden last year and thought it would be a challenge to paint one as the requirements are very specific. They are round, designed to look their best between 10 pm and midnight. They usually have a grove of trees, a water feature, a sculpture of the goddess, and flowers, but only white and with perfume.
In mythology, Selene is the original Moon Goddess, followed by Artemis. She is a nature Goddess, a healing and purifying divinity. “she who saves from all evils.”