These Full Moon Illustrations Will Make You Want to Dance in the Moonlight
Did you know that each month’s full moon is called something different? Here are our talented members’ take on those nocturnal glowing orbs!
The first full moon of the year is called the Wolf Moon, and Victoria Williams captures it so well in this illustration!
Here’s another, more Halloween-friendly way to represent it by Martín Morón (represented by mbartists).
And another one by Anastasiya Halionka!
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These little wrigglers by Fhiona Galloway (represented by Beehive Illustration) are looking up at the Worm Moon, which illuminates the March sky!
The first summer moon is called the Strawberry Moon, and this one by Robin Boyer (represented by Illustration Online LLC) is too adorable!
The Sturgeon Moon rises in August, and these fairies by Kirsty Oxley come along with it!
C. Rod. Unalt illustrated this somber scarecrow standing against the September Full Corn Moon, which is also known as the harvest moon.
The Moon and East Asia
You’ll find the moon in festivals and folklore from Japan, China, Korea, and other east or southeast Asian countries.
Around the end of September, the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated. In Chinese culture, people give each other mooncakes! These bunnies by Colette Alexandratos are in awe of the pie in the sky!
Have you ever heard of the rabbit on the moon? Kim Fleming (represented by Lilla Rogers Studio) illustrated this popular folklore!
A Selenophile’s Dream
If you love the moon, then you’re a selenophile! So are the characters in the following illustrations:
The moon provides more than enough light for this artistic grandpa by Francisco Fonseca (represented by Good Illustration)
“Aim for the moon!” commanded this adventurous mouse by Mattia Cerato (represented by mbartists).
When music plays at midnight, this raccoon and mouse by Laura Thompson dance under the moonlight!
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Anthony Lewis (represented by mbartists) shows us a unique way to travel!
Here comes the night hunter by Ginger Nielson!
In this shimmering eflection of the moon by Carles Arbat (represented by mbartists), there are magical glowing birds lighting up the night!
What is your favourite phase of the moon?