I spied a wonderful ‘postcard’ from Varages in southeastern France via the Astronomy Sketch of the Day this morning:
I especially like the foreground sketches. The sun was ‘quiet’ on Sunday.
Category: Graphite Pencil
ASOD: Phases of the Moon
Beautiful sketch work in this Astronomy Sketch of the Day posting from this past Sunday:
Moon; full moon facing, two views of dark side.
Sketch was made in my studio.
2009; published on album cover for jazz band Four, 2009
Graphite on archival paper.
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ASOD: Nebulae in Oils
The Astronomy Sketch of the Day from Monday, February 24, 2014, caught my eye this morning as I perused my various and varied news feeds. The artist, Greg Wing, used graphite pencil sketch on canvas overlaid with oil paints to achieve this representation of the Rosette Nebula.
Messier 82 and SN 2014J – January 29, 2014 | Astronomy Sketch of the Day
Nice sketch of the Cigar galaxy and the recent supernova.
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ASOD: M7
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