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#PastelDrawing of a 35% #WaningCrescent #Moon that I actually did in June 2024 but totally forgot to share! #Stabilo #CarbOthello pastel pencils on black paper. This was a wedding gift showing the Moon on the couples' wedding day #AstronomySketching #SpaceArt #MoonArt

Absolutely amazing results from my #AstronomySketching #Workshop at the Women in STEM conference for teachers and technicians yesterday! We created pastel drawings of #M51 the #WhirlpoolGalaxy and they're all fantastic :-D

Pastel sketches of #LunarCrater #Clavius 6th Feb '25 at 16:58 & 19:44UT. The #EyesOfClavius looked stunning! Sketched from photos with white pastel on black paper. 2hrs 45min later the sunlight had begun to illuminate the crater floor #AstronomySketching #MoonSketching #MoonArt #SpaceArt

Pastel sketches of #LunarCrater #Clavius 6th Feb '25 at 16:58 & 19:44UT. The #EyesOfClavius looked stunning! Sketched from photos with white pastel on black paper. 2hrs 45min later the sunlight had begun to illuminate the crater floor #AstronomySketching #MoonSketching #MoonArt #SpaceArt

Pastel sketches of #LunarCrater #Clavius 6th Feb '25 at 16:58 & 19:44UT. The #EyesOfClavius looked stunning! Sketched from photos with white pastel on black paper. 2hrs 45min later the sunlight had begun to illuminate the crater floor #AstronomySketching #MoonSketching #MoonArt #SpaceArt

Pastel sketches of #LunarCrater #Clavius 6th Feb '25 at 16:58 & 19:44UT. The #EyesOfClavius looked stunning! Sketched from photos with white pastel on black paper. 2hrs 45min later the sunlight had begun to illuminate the crater floor #AstronomySketching #MoonSketching #MoonArt #SpaceArt

Pastel sketches of #LunarCrater #Clavius 6th Feb '25 at 16:58 & 19:44UT. The #EyesOfClavius looked stunning! Sketched from photos with white pastel on black paper. 2hrs 45min later the sunlight had begun to illuminate the crater floor #AstronomySketching #MoonSketching #MoonArt #SpaceArt

#PastelDrawing of the Sun setting over #SinusIridum based on a photo taken by Dave Eagle on 31/07/24. I used #StabiloCarbOthello #PastelPencils on black A4 paper #AstronomySketching #MoonArt #LunarArt #SpaceArt #PastelArt

Memory from 2 years ago. I saw Steve Knight's gorgeous photo of the Sun rising over #LunarCrater #Gassendi and just had to create a #PastelDrawing of it. It's a simple drawing but it has so much impact #AstronomySketching #LunarSketching #MoonDrawing

#PastelSketches of #ReinerGamma, one of several #LunarSwirls, magnetic anomalies that look like bright highland regions but they don't cast shadows. Left is under a lower Sun angle, right fully illuminated. Sketched from my own photos. The #LunarVertex mission will investigate them later this year #PastelDrawing #AstronomySketching #MoonSketch #LunarSketch #MoonDrawing

My pastel sketch of #totality during yesterday's #TotalSolarEclipse. I wasn't there to see it in person this time, but I used the amazing photo shared by Tom Kerss (with permission) as a reference image. The #corona looked so different yesterday than it did when we saw the 2017 eclipse because we were in solar minimum then and near solar maximum now. There were several lovely #prominences visible too #AstronomySketching #SunSketch

I've just put together the collages of all the #PastelSketches created during my two #AstronomySketching workshops at #Starfest 2024 last Thursday. Just like last year, some absolutely stunning work from people of all ages! I once again got a bit emotional seeing it all together like this. Thanks so much Steve Tonkin for inviting me to do the workshops again

#Starfest #AstronomySketching #Workshops
THIS THURSDAY! 11am - 12:30pm + 1:30pm - 3pm
Allendale Community Centre, Wimborne Minster
Workshops are free, limited tickets left so booking is essential. Loads of other stuff happening at this festival, so it's a great school holiday trip. Booking links are here:
https://tinyurl.com/yc3yh8zh

#Starfest - #Astronomy #Art #Workshops
Thur 4th April 11am - 12:30pm + 1:30pm - 3pm
Allendale Community Centre, Wimborne Minster
The workshops are free but booking is essential! booking links are here:
https://tinyurl.com/yc3yh8zh #AstronomySketching

#PastelDrawings of #LunarCraters near the terminator on 26th Feb 2024. When I was imaging them they were screaming "draw me" so last night I did! I used my photos as a reference. Black paper, #StabiloCarbOthello pastel pencils in white & black #AstronomySketching #LunarSketching #SpaceArt #AstronomyDrawing

#PastelDrawings of #LunarCraters near the terminator on 26th Feb 2024. When I was imaging them they were screaming "draw me" so last night I did! I used my photos as a reference. Black paper, #StabiloCarbOthello pastel pencils in white & black #AstronomySketching #LunarSketching #SpaceArt #AstronomyDrawing

#PastelDrawings of #LunarCraters near the terminator on 26th Feb 2024. When I was imaging them they were screaming "draw me" so last night I did! I used my photos as a reference. Black paper, #StabiloCarbOthello pastel pencils in white & black #AstronomySketching #LunarSketching #SpaceArt #AstronomyDrawing

#PastelDrawings of #LunarCraters near the terminator on 26th Feb 2024. When I was imaging them they were screaming "draw me" so last night I did! I used my photos as a reference. Black paper, #StabiloCarbOthello pastel pencils in white & black #AstronomySketching #LunarSketching #SpaceArt #AstronomyDrawing

#PastelDrawings of #LunarCraters near the terminator on 26th Feb 2024. When I was imaging them they were screaming "draw me" so last night I did! I used my photos as a reference. Black paper, #StabiloCarbOthello pastel pencils in white & black #AstronomySketching #LunarSketching #SpaceArt #AstronomyDrawing

#PastelSketch of the region around #crater #Mersenius, #Liegbig & #deGasparis to the left of #MareHumorum. I used my own photo taken on 22nd Jan '24 as a reference.
Creation timelapse video is here: https://youtu.be/e1eFRTh_g3U Real-time sketching tutorial is here: https://youtu.be/J197rChfd5M #SpaceArt #AstronomySketching #PastelArt

Yesterday I had the most wonderful afternoon teaching two #LunarSKetching classes in a local primary school. Their final sketches were amazing! No photos for safeguarding reasons, but here's my sketch #Archimedes I created as we sketched along together #AstronomySketching #MoonSketch #LunarCrater #PastelArt #SpaceArt

Series of #PastelSketches I created showing the sunset over the #Ptolemaeus #CraterTrio. I used the NASA SVS lunar libration tool for the reference images. Sketched on black paper with #StabiloCarbOthello pastel pencils #AstronomySketching #LunarSketching #SpaceArt #AstronomyArt #MoonArt #PastelArt

#PastelDrawing of a #FullMoon as it looked the day my bandmate Ricky was born. It was his birthday was last week so I created this for him. The creation timelapse with music we recorded in our 1st band together is here: https://youtu.be/MkQPARAgGiI?si=Wt90unEfnq6TcEEY #MoonArt #AstronomySketching

2/2 2nd set of collages from my #AstronomySketching workshop at the #IoP #WorldSpaceWeek event on 7th Oct '23. I had well over 100 attendees, mostly children. Everyone created some stunning interpretations of the photos we worked from. The results are utterly amazing. I didn't get photos of everything because it was manic!

1/2 1st set of collages from my #AstronomySketching workshop at the #IoP #WorldSpaceWeek event on 7th Oct '23. I had well over 100 attendees, mostly children. Everyone created some stunning interpretations of the photos we worked from. Huge well done to everyone who took part!

#FullMoon #PastelSketch created 3 years ago. #StabiloCarbothello #PastelPencils on black paper. Sketched from one of my own photos, this was the first time I had drawn a Full Moon in pastels, and it made up part of my #Moon phase pastel art piece
#AstronomySketching #AstronomicalSketching #LunarSketching #MoonArt #SpaceArt

#PastelSketch of a 61% #WaxingGibbous #Moon This was a commission from a friend who wanted this for a wedding gift, showing the Moon on their wedding day. #StabiloCarbOthello #PastelPencils on black paper. Creation timelapse is here: https://youtu.be/H3Ye0caYsJY
#AstronomySketching #AstronomyArt #SpaceArt #MoonArt #LunarArt

Here are some #PastelSketches I created of the #Corona during #Totality of the #SolarEclipse 21st August 2017. I sketched these from my photos taken from #GlendoStatePark #Eclipse2017 #AstronomySketching #PastelArt #EclipseArt #TotalSolarEclipse

Yesterday I had an amazing day at the Oxfordshire Home Ed Summer Camp. We did #LunarSketching of the #PtolemaeusTrio (+ one child drew an astronaut on the Moon!). When the clouds cleared loads of children & adults got to see the Moon through my telescope. Here's a collage of their awesome drawings #AstronomySketching #AstronomyOutreach #MoonSketching #PastelArt #SpaceArt #PastelDrawing #Moon

On #PastelPencil sharpening duty as I'm doing another #AstronomySketching workshop at a home education camp tomorrow. Hoping for some clear patches so we can look at the live view through the #telescope, because the #Moon's phase tomorrow is absolutely perfect for crater & mountain sketching 🥰 #AstronomyDrawing #AstronomyOutreach

#PastelDrawing of an 86% #WaningGibbous #Moon I created this for a good friend; this is what the Moon looked like on the day she was born. Drawn on black paper with #StabiloCarbOthello #PastelPencils Creation video here: https://youtu.be/PEBFFvC-xxM #SpaceArt #MoonArt #AstronomyArt #LunarDrawing #AstronomySketching #LunarSketching #LunarFeatures

Absolutely awesome results from last night's #AstronomySketching #workshop with @Flamsteed AS. Most people had never worked with pastels on black paper before so that makes these even more impressive! Click on each photo to expand #SpaceArt #PastelDrawing #LunarSketching #DeepSkySketching #AstronomyArt #AstronomyDrawing #PastelArt

This evening I'm heading down to London to do an #AstronomySketching workshop for the lovely people at Flamsteed AS. Yesterday I sharpened all of my pastel pencils and organised the rest of my pastels & charcoal sticks. So excited to see everybody's work later :-) #AstronomyDrawing #AstronomyArt #SpaceArt #ArtTeacher #AstronomyOutreach

As part of the #DrawnTogether" series, I am so excited to be part of the online #LunarSketchAlong with the @ROGAstronomers It's on Zoom Wed 24th May. Tickets are pay what you can. More info here:
https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/online/lunar-sketch-along #AstronomySketching #LunarSketching #MoonArt

As part of the #DrawnTogether" series, I am so excited to be part of the online #LunarSketchAlong with the @ROGAstronomers It's on Zoom Wed 24th May. Tickets are pay what you can. More info here:
https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/online/lunar-sketch-along #AstronomySketching #LunarSketching #MoonArt

As part of the #DrawnTogether" series, I am so excited to be part of the online #LunarSketchAlong with the @ROGAstronomers It's on Zoom Wed 24th May. Tickets are pay what you can. More info here:
https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/online/lunar-sketch-along #AstronomySketching #LunarSketching #MoonArt

As part of the #DrawnTogether" series, I am so excited to be part of the online #LunarSketchAlong with the @ROGAstronomers It's on Zoom Wed 24th May. Tickets are pay what you can. More info here:
https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/online/lunar-sketch-along #AstronomySketching #LunarSketching #MoonArt

As part of the #DrawnTogether" series, I am so excited to be part of the online #LunarSketchAlong with the @ROGAstronomers It's on Zoom Wed 24th May. Tickets are pay what you can. More info here:
https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/online/lunar-sketch-along #AstronomySketching #LunarSketching #MoonArt

2 years ago I created this #PastelSketch of #SinusIridum. I love this area of the #Moon, so this is one of my favourite sketches I've created to date. It was sketched from one of my own photos using #StabiloCarbOthello pastel pencils on black paper #AstronomySketching #MoonArt #LunarSketching #SpaceArt #PastelArt #AstronomyDrawing

I created a #PastelDrawing for my best friend for her 50th Birthday, showing the #Moon as it looked the day she was born - 98% #WaningGibbous. #Stabilo #CarbOthello #PastelPencils on black paper Watch the creation video here: https://youtu.be/5wNgRW_kUwE #AstronomyArt #MoonArt #AstronomySketching

I am really looking forward to doing an #AstronomySketching workshop tonight on Zoom for Luton Astronomical Society. It's always amazing fun :-)
#LunarSketching #DeepSkySketching #SunspotSketching #AstronomyDrawing

Last night I spent a wonderful couple hours with my trusty Helios 102mm refractor + #SkywatcherAZGTi. Here are sketches of #OpenClusters #M36, #M37 & #M38 sketched between 22:00-22:30 BST 07/04/23. Pastel + paint pen on black paper #AstronomySketching #DeepSkySketch

Just sharpened about 40 pastel pencils ready for my #AstronomySketching #workshops at #Starfest on Saturday. I am doing 2 workshops at Coombe Bisset village hall. They're free! You can book here:
https://cranbornechase.org.uk/events/ #AstronomicalSketching #PastelSketching #SpaceArt

Do you live near Coombe Bisset, Wiltshire? If so, check out the events at Cranbourne Chase AONB #Starfest this weekend. I'm doing 2 in-person #AstronomySketching workshops on Sat 11th Feb. They're free but booking is essential! More info here: https://tinyurl.com/yhcx6avy

#PastelSketches of the #FullMoon + #comet C/2022 E3 #ZTF at the eyepiece of my #Helios 102mm refractor fitted with zoom eyepiece using black paper + #StabiloCarbOthello #PastelPencils #AstronomySketching #LunarSketching #C2022E3

Here's the full resolution version of the #PastelSketch of the #PtolomaeusTrio featured in my previous post so you can see it properly #PastelArt #MoonArt #SpaceArt #AstronomySketching

Gosh, how is it 4yrs ago that I won the NSO image of the month with my #PastelSketch of the #PtolemaeusTrio, sketched from a photo taken by the Liverpool Telescope? My prize was a fab 12"x12" canvas print of it :D #AstronomySketching #AstronomyArt #SpaceArt

#PastelSketch of the Sun rising over #LunarCrater #Gassendi, sketched on black paper with #StabiloCarbOthello pastel pencils using the awesome photo taken by @Steve_P_Knight as a reference. Thanks for letting me sketch it! #AstronomySketching #LunarSketching #MoonArt

I am so excited to be involved with the #SpaceLates event at the #NationalSpaceCentre in #Leicester on Friday 20th January. I'm doing talks on #ConstellationMythologies, plus a hands-on #AstronomySketching workshop so come along and have a go at creating some #PastelDrawings of beautiful objects. This is the Friday after my 50th Birthday and I can't think of a better way to celebrate it than this 🥰 More information and ticket booking here: https://spacecentre.co.uk/event/space-lates/

I am so excited to be involved with the #SpaceLates event at the #NationalSpaceCentre in #Leicester on Friday 20th January. I'm doing talks on #ConstellationMythologies, plus a hands-on #AstronomySketching workshop so come along and have a go at creating some #PastelDrawings of beautiful objects. This is the Friday after my 50th Birthday and I can't think of a better way to celebrate it than this 🥰 More information and ticket booking here: https://spacecentre.co.uk/event/space-lates/