Darksky by Moira Racich

Moira Racich

Dark Sky

Dark Sky is an ongoing series of paintings of the night sky unobscured by light pollution.

The series, which seems to glow even under the gallery lights, is the closest any [Northern Michigan] explorer will get to experiencing the night sky in all its unobstructed celestial glory… save for a midnight trip to the dunes. — Kierstin Gunsberg, Northern Express

Painting of a crow landing near the top of a tree at night

Coming in Hot
acrylic on canvas, 30" x 24"

Painting of birch branches silhoutted against a bay at night

Intermittent
acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

Painting of two falling stars over a tree covered hill

Siegfried and Odette
acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

Painting of an island at night

In the Distance
acrylic on canvas, 6" x 8"

Painting of an evergreen tree silhouetted by the Milky Way

Angular Momentum
acrylic on canvas, 10" x 8"

Painting of a telephone pole in the desert at twilight

Lonely Road
acrylic on canvas, 30" x 24"

Painting of a pine-covered horizon silhouetted by the Milky Way

In the Dunes
acrylic on canvas, 6" x 8"

Painting of a crane flying past the top of a tree at night

Crane
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 8"

Painting of a pine silhouetted by the Milky Way

Statuesque
acrylic on canvas, 12" x 6"

Painting of two evergreen trees silhouetted by the Milky Way

Good Company
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 6"

Painting of a windsurfer at night

Balance Point
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 6"

Painting of evergreen trees silhouetted against Lake Michigan at night

Vantage Point
acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

Selected Past Works

Painting of a dying tree by the water at night

Defiant
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 6"

Painting of two trees bending in the wind at night

Small Craft Advisory
acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

Painting of a meteor falling above a dune

Ephemeral
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 8"

Painting of an eastern white pine in front of Lake Michigan at night

Eastern White Pine
acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

Painting of the Milky Way reflected over water

At the Beach
acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

Painting of a tall ship at night with a falling star

Sailor's Luck
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 6"

Painting of a pine-lined beach and the Milky Way in the sky above the water

Outer Edge
acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

Painting of a crow in a tree at night

Corvid
acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

Painting of tree silhouetted by the Milky Way

Impermanence
acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

Painting of the night sky looking up through trees

Straight Up
acrylic on canvas, 6" x 8"

Painting of telephone poles at night

Night Run at the Bight
acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

Painting of two trees at night, bending in the wind

23 Knots
acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

Painting of a bird in the night sky over water

Updraft
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 6"

Painting of a tree at night in front of water and the Milky Way

Stardust
acrylic on canvas, 10" x 8"

Painting of the moon between two trees

Lean In
acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

Painting of two cranes flying at night over water

In-Between
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 6"

Painting of a tree with a splitting trunk

Two Heads Are Better Than One
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 6"

Painting of a hawk flying at night

Searching
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 6"

Painting of a tree-covered hill in front of the Milky Way

Slope
acrylic on canvas, 4" x 6"

Painting of a leafless catalpa tree silhouetted against the night sky

Catalpa
acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

Painting of a sailboat under a full moon

Sweet Dreams
acrylic on canvas, 6" x 8"

Painting of a meteor falling behind a tree

The Delight of Imperfection
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 6"

Painting of a fox silhouetted by the Milky Way

Ridgeline
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 8"

Painting of a dead cedar in the foreground and a meteor falling over water

Remembering
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 6"

Painting of lightning bolts

Strike Team
acrylic on canvas, 5" x 7"

Painting of a sailboat sailing at night

Under the Stars
acrylic on canvas, 6" x 4"

Painting of a tree at night

A Tapestry of Galaxies
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 6"

Painting of a falling star over a hill

The Long Fall
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 8"

Painting of a sailboat on the horizon at night

Wanderers
acrylic on canvas, 6" x 8"

Painting of a full moon

Tycho
acrylic on canvas, 6" x 6"

Painting of a birch tree at night in winter

Birch
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 8"

Painting of a shooting star

Downfall
acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

Painting of the public beach in Northport, MI at night

Northport Beach
acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

Painting of the Milky Way over a tree covered dune

Peterson Park
acrylic on canvas, 6" x 8"

Painting of the Milky Way reflected over water

Contemplation
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 6"

Painting of an old pine in front of the Milky Wa

The Second Half
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 6"

Painting of a meteor in the night sky over trees

Streak
acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

Painting of a leafless tree at night

Until Next Year
acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

Painting of the Milky Way between two trees

The Middle
acrylic on canvas, 6" x 8"

Painting of the constellation Cassiopeia between tree branches

Cassiopeia
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 6"

Painting of two trees at night

Reaching Out
acrylic on canvas, 6" x 6"

Painting of Northern Lights reflected over water

Northern Lights
acrylic on canvas, 6" x 8"

Painting of winter trees silhouetted by the Milky Way

Over the Hill
acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

Painting of the Milky Way over a dune

Dune
acrylic on canvas, 6" x 8"

Painting of a hawk flying at night

Huntress
acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

Painting of a leafless tree and three meteors at twilight

Freefall
acrylic on canvas, 8" x 6"

Painting of the Milky Way galaxy with a hill in the foreground

Distant
acrylic on canvas, 6" x 8"

Painting of a tree-covered hill at night with a meteor and the Milky Way

Hilltop
acrylic on canvas, 4" x 4"

Painting of two meteors falling next to a tree at night

Double Feature
acrylic on canvas, 4" x 4"

Painting of three meteors falling over three leafless trees

Geminids
acrylic on canvas, 7" x 5"

Painting of the Milky Way reflected over water

Reflection
acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

Painting of a shooting star over trees

Shooting the Gap
acrylic on canvas, 6" x 6"