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

#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

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

#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

While people were eating dinner & I was waiting for clouds to clear at the camp yesterday, I created a quick sketch of #CraterArchimedes as the Sun began to rise over it. I used chalk + pastel pencils on black paper #AstronomySketching #LunarSketching #PastelArt #SpaceArt

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

#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

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