The Moon & Stars

Adobe Portfolio Drawing art fine art contemporary art science astronomy moon risd

Galaxy. pastel pencils on hand-toned gouache paper. 55" x 48". 2016.

Galaxy Detail. pastel pencils on hand-toned gouache paper. 55" x 48". 2016.

Day Moon. charcoal pencils on hand-toned paper. 24” x 25” 2015.

This is a drawing of a waxing moon in the sixth day of its cycle. It is a representation of the moon as seen from an 8” refractor telescope with a 25mm eyepiece, and from lunar maps and photos.

Detail of Day Moon. charcoal pencils on toned paper. 24”x 25”. 2015.

M13, Globular Custer (1). charcoal pencils on hand-toned paper. 2015.

This is a drawing of the globular star cluster M13. There are approximately 300,000 stars in the cluster that are 11.7 billion years old. These stars are some of the oldest objects in our galaxy and easily the oldest objects most people can ever hope to see.

M13, Globular Custer (2). charcoal pencils on hand-toned paper. 2015.

This is a drawing of the globular star cluster M13. There are approximately 300,000 stars in the cluster that are 11.7 billion years old. These stars are some of the oldest objects in our galaxy and easily the oldest objects most people can ever hope to see.