Darksky by Moira Racich

Moira Racich

Dark Sky

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

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"