Gouache, April–July 2013. Using star maps, I have tried to get the stars in each constellation into roughly the right position,
though I had to turn Libra upside down before I could see a pair of scales in that constellation!
Click the small images below to see a larger image.
Click the small images below to see a larger image.
Virgo
23 August–23 September
Virgo as a ballerina dancing through the skyin an earth-brown dress
scattered with sparkling diamonds.
Libra
24 September–23 October
The constellation of Librasketched out in silver and airy blue.
Scorpio
24 October–22 November
The constellation of Scorpio,seen as a grinning green dragon.
Sagittarius
23 November–21 December
The centaur archer, Star Sign Sagittarius, with his fiery mane.
Capricorn
22 December–20 January
Capricorn the mountain goatwalks lightly through the stars.
Aquarius
21 January–19 February
Always a modern sign, and that is whythe traditional character has been
updated here to hold a hosepipe
instead of some kind of Ancient Greek jug.
Pisces
20 February–20 March
The Fishes of the constellation of Piscesnow swim through a green sky,
blowing out stars instead of bubbles.
Aries
21 March–20 April
Aries the Ram trots across a field of stars.
Taurus
21 April–21 May
Now Taurus gallops across the field of stars,stamping his sparkling hoof.
Gemini
22 May–21 June
The Heavenly Twins disco-dance their airy way across the sky,
dressed as spangled harlequins.
Cancer
22 June–22 July
The Crab floats amongst blue and silver stars.
Leo
23 July–22 August
Now Leo the golden lion makes his fiery wayacross the starry heavens,
his mane like tongues of flame.