Full Moon
Medium: Pastel pencils on Pastelmat
Size: 14″ x 11″ (unframed)
Artwork Availability: Available
In Full Moon, my intent was to capture a quiet, introspective moment suspended between inner emotion and the outer world. The woman gazes out into the night, her face softly illuminated by the glow of the full moon—symbolizing clarity, intuition, and the passage of time. The reflection of her face in the window glass creates a gentle duality, representing the inward reflection that often happens during still nighttime hours. Through soft pastel textures and subtle lighting, I wanted to evoke a sense of contemplation, longing, or even peaceful surrender to one’s thoughts, where the boundary between self and universe feels almost transparent.
What on Earth is a Pastel?
Pastel as an artistic medium is pure pigment dust held together by a transparent binder and formed in a stick or encased in a pencil. Pastel works age beautifully, their brilliant colour does not fade with the passing of time.
This artwork was created with pastel pencils on Clairefontaine Pastelmat®, a paper card specially created for pastel paintings. The pastel pigments bind greatly with the Pastelmat, and no fixative is needed to secure the applied layers. However, pastel works should never be directly touched. They are best kept under a matted, glass-protected frame and away from high humidity, direct sunlight, or extreme heat.
