Crescent Moon and Stars Above a Pine Forest Glass Panel Coloring Page

A crescent moon hangs in the upper left of this panel with its back to a cracked field of glass, and the whole upper half fills with four point stars of mixed sizes scattered between small round dots. The stars are closed shapes with long thin points, the dots are simple circles, and together they give the sky a crowded, glittering quality.

A single ornament hangs on a short line at the top left corner, a small faceted shape that catches the eye immediately.

The lower half of the panel is a forest. Conifers stand in an overlapping row across the full width, drawn as stacked triangular tiers on straight trunks, some tall and some half hidden behind their neighbors. The trees run right down to the base of the panel with no ground line.

A heavy beveled frame with mitered corners closes the window.

Deep blues through the sky with the stars left pale is the obvious route and it reads beautifully. Take the forest darker than the sky so it anchors the base, and vary the trees slightly rather than filling them all the same. Markers cover the sky fast. Allow about forty minutes for the trees alone.