Day 322 of my 366 Drawing Project by *secrets-of-the-pen


The moon is as lovely in a crescent as it is full.

Created with acrylic paint, pastels, charcoal and chalk in about 1 hour.

Day 318 of my 366 Drawing Project by *secrets-of-the-pen


Landscapes in soft pastels are too fun. :D

Created with soft pastels and acrylic paint in about 1 hour.

Day 305 of my 366 Drawing Project by *secrets-of-the-pen

Someday, I’ll do a huge piece in soft pastels. :)

Created with soft pastels and charcoal in about 1 hour.

Day 285 - ACEO Drawing for Charity by *secrets-of-the-pen

I still dream of getting to see something like this in person. :)

Created with soft pastels in about 2 hours.


Day 281 - ACEO Drawing for Charity by *secrets-of-the-pen

Silhouettes and stars.

Created with chalk and charcoal on black paper in about 1.5 hours.

Day 279 - ACEO Drawing for Charity by *secrets-of-the-pen

My favorite non-Earth planet - Saturn. :)

Created with pastels in about 1.5 hour.

Day 276 - ACEO Drawing for Charity by *secrets-of-the-pen

Can you believe how the days keep ticking down? Only 90 cards left!

Created with charcoal and chalk in about 2.5 hours.

Star Breather by *secrets-of-the-pen

♥ A perfect night - clear skies and bright full moon that lights up the world. The only thing missing was a little more sparkle. Take a deep breath…and make some magic.

Created with pastels and Derwent Tinted charcoals on 8x10 Strathmore charcoal paper in Black. Finished in about 20 hours.

Day 238 - ACEO Drawing Project for Charity by *secrets-of-the-pen


I would love to see a sky like this in person some day.

Created with soft pastels and detailed with pastels on black paper in about 1.5 hours.

Day 216 - ACEO Drawing Project for Charity by *secrets-of-the-pen

This one was inspired by NASA’s recent landing of ‘Curiosity’ on Mars.

Created with pastels and highlighted with acrylic paint about 1.5 hours.

Day 200 - ACEO Drawing Project for Charity by *secrets-of-the-pen

200 days in!! And I decided to celebrate with a space drawing.

Created with pastels in about 2.5 hours.

Day 171 - ACEO Drawing Project for Charity by *secrets-of-the-pen

Another left-handed space drawing.

Created with pastels in about 3 hours.

Day 158 - ACEO Drawing Project for Charity by *secrets-of-the-pen

Space and northern lights… I tell you, if you’ve never tried drawing it, I highly suggest it! It’s like a meetup between realism and abstract art. ^.^

Created with pastels and charcoal in about 2 hours.