markseibold
sage
Reged: 01/19/08
Posts: 465
Loc: Portland Oregon
|
|
Hi Erika
I am pleasantly suprised to fnd you here- As you may remember I wrote to you about a year ago to commend your solar sketches in black and white conte crayon and charcoal as seen in Spaceweather.com that inspired mine in pastel colors that Spaceweather eventually posted about one a month as I submitted them. I was hoping to have them submitted here for their montly contest but instead I am just now receiving the notice to vote on others. Following is that first one that you inspired and the hand held digital photos I took through my h-alpha telescope - Mark
Edited by Erix (04/15/08 07:48 AM)
|
markseibold
sage
Reged: 01/19/08
Posts: 465
Loc: Portland Oregon
|
|
and another later image that I produced of sunspot 960 >
Edited by Erix (04/15/08 07:49 AM)
|
markseibold
sage
Reged: 01/19/08
Posts: 465
Loc: Portland Oregon
|
|
Uh, I am learning the posting process - here is that attached image of sunspot 960
*To all - See the whole story at > www.myspace.com/marksolarprophet
Edited by Erix (04/15/08 07:49 AM)
|
markseibold
sage
Reged: 01/19/08
Posts: 465
Loc: Portland Oregon
|
|
To Erika and all
I am relatively new to your site. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Mark Seibold, artist-astronomer in Portland Oregon. I was originally inspired to produce many color pastel sketched art works of the sun after seeing Erika Rix's work in Spaceweather.com in October 2006. I have submitted many to spaceweather that they posted to their front pages through late 2006 and most of 2007. Also one of my works is in Astronomy Picture of the Day on Nov 17th 2006-
I would like to post here to your gallery. Can any of you inform Erika, Amamnda or Heidi to advise me of your protocols?
Thank you,
Mark Seibold
|
Jeremy Perez
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 08/12/04
Posts: 1675
Loc: Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
|
|
Hi Mark, I remember seeing your beautifully vibrant solar illustrations at Spaceweather.com after the Mercury-Solar transit.
You should be able to populate your own CN gallery by going to the Gallery Page, and click on the "My Gallery" link in the upper left. Then you can start using the "Upload Photos" link in the upper right to add your images. Looking forward to the gallery and future creations.
--------------------
Orion SVP 6LT (6" f/8 Newt) || Orion XT8 (8" f/6 Newt) || 15x70 Oberwerk Binoculars
The Belt Of Venus || Astro-Sketch Gallery || Astro-Sketching Resources || Astro-Photo Gallery
|
Erix
Toad Lily
Reged: 12/25/04
Posts: 20451
Loc: Ohio, USA
|
|
Hi Mark, it's good to see you here. I've taken the liberty to move your posts to a thread of its own so we can be property acquainted with your work.
Heidi and Amanda are actually with Scientific Frontline, another forum that I contribute to. Heidi is a member here too, though, so you may see her around now and again.
As we have an astro art forum at the bottom on the list of forums on CN, I wanted everyone to know your technique so as not to confuse the two.
Mark, if I remember rightly, combines his observation sketches with abstract sketches. For instance, in the last sketch, the full disk sketch is the accurate sketch as seen through the eyepiece and then he drew a close up enhance the experience. Is that correct, Mark?
This sketching forum on CN is for sketches done at the eyepiece and is a means for us to learn how to record our observations. Although Mark adds abstract in the sketches, he also provides accurate renderings based on his observations. Mark, your full disk renderings are perhaps some of the best I've seen and I would love it if you'd post a tutorial if you found yourself with some spare time.
We're accepting April entries for the sketching contest and you can find that link stickied to the top of the sketching forum. They must be sketches rendered during observations, not abstract. I'm looking forward to seeing your entry.
--------------------
Erika
10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350
Having Fun in the Sun!
More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963
Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have.
|
rodelaet
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/28/06
Posts: 2655
Loc: 50°56' N - 4°58' E (Belgium)
|
|
Hi Mark,
Nice to meet you! 
From the sketches that you posted along, I can see that you are a very talented person. I look forward to your sketches.
--------------------
Rony
My Astronomy Sketches
My Binocular Sketches
|
frank5817
Post Laureate
Reged: 06/13/06
Posts: 3045
Loc: Illinois
|
|
Hello Mark,
Very impressive. I really enjoyed seeing your Mercury transit sketch that was at APOD in 2006. And the drawing above are also quite stunning.
Frank5817
|
CarlosEH
Post Laureate
Reged: 01/19/05
Posts: 3115
Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County...
|
|
Mark,
Absolutely beauiful observations of the Sun, prominence, and sunspot (960). Your technique is very realistic and pleasing. The Sun is not an easy subject to render with all the delicate detail visible. I look forward to your future observations on this forum.
Carlos
--------------------
|
SFLORG
member
Reged: 04/09/07
Posts: 22
Loc: Oklahoma City, Ok
|
|
Dear Mark,
I am slow in getting in and around in CN.
You may have got here from our main navbar in Scientific Frontline, and that may have caused the confusion at first. We maintain a link in that fashion because CN forum is just top notch, we could never duplicate.. So you know the old saying... can't beat em, join em. ~smiles~
But I would like to say I am very impressed with your work, and if you ever wish to share on SF we would be honored also. admin (at) sflorg (dot) com
Now just to spread a little good news on this post.
Scientific Frontline has just been listed by the "Carnegie Institution for Science" We may just make it yet!
http://www.ciw.edu/related_links
Take Care,
Heidi-Ann
--------------------
[CENTER] [/CENTER][CENTER]
Recognized by the Carnegie Institute of Science. Washington D.C.
Member of CASPAR Project
Cultural, Artistic and Scientific knowledge for Preservation, Access and Retrieval[/CENTER]
|
Cygnus_x1
Sketcher Extraordinaire
Reged: 11/17/04
Posts: 2119
Loc: Isle of Wight, England
|
|
Mark, those sketches are nothing short of superb. 
I am toying with the idea of getting a small Coronado PST for some solar observing, after seeing all the wonderful solar stuff on here and elsewhere.
--------------------
Visual Deep Sky Observing
Visual Astronomy blog
Fotopic astronomy gallery My photos from astronomy events, etc
8x42 binoculars 'light thimble'
4" refractor and 4" Meade SCT 'light cups'
12" Dobsonian 'light bucket'
Various TeleVue eyepieces
|
markseibold
sage
Reged: 01/19/08
Posts: 465
Loc: Portland Oregon
|
|
To all quickly here tonight
I would like to extend a thank you for all of your kind comments of acceptance of me and my 'left handed pastel sketch art' into the site here. Especially to Erika as I mentioned before, it was her solar sketches in October 2006 that I saw in Spaceweather.com that inspired me to start on the sun. It is a long story from there for later, but I was unemployed and started with a scrap of black pastel paper and antique pastel chalks that a relative had given me many years before. Penniless and hadn’t made a house payment in a year due to the sub-prime mortgage mess, depressed into producing art, the spark was seeing Erika's sketch that night in Spaceweather. I was driven but could not believe it when I received a personal email message from Dr Tony Philips of Spaceweather.com the next morning as he announced his congratulations to me that he had posted my artwork to his front page- It ran fro three days! Oct 13th ~ 15th 2006. My email inbox was flooded with congratulatory messages from around the world. So this inspired me to strain to continue to come up with at least one work per month for Spaceweather.com and I then inspired Tony to announce an art contest for the Mercury Transit of the Sun.
I had been the class artist since early grade school and also an early astronomer since I can remember walking outside to look up from my parents first new home in 1955, about 10 miles east of Portland Oregon where you could actually easily see the Milky Way at night. I vaguely remember seeing a comet in the western sunset sky in 1957 at age three that my father pointed out and I think I remember seeing the Sputnik satellite in that same year.
I'll try to write a complete bio and explain my intentions of the art- In short here; I intend to inspire others to create as I feel that that is our obligation as scientists and artists to the community.
I do not have a professional website but instead for now and until I load up many images into the member gallery here; I would direct you to see much more about me in the astronomy and art world in this site >
www.myspace.com/marksolarprophet
(The site has two very wide columns and a 65,000 word story of a 10,000 mile solo road trip I made in one month to do solar sidewalk astronomy for the public and schools. This continued for three trips to the Fiji Islands to work on my wife’s immigration from Fiji. *Feel free to also write and comment and/ask any questions to >
markscosmiclight@yahoo.com
thank you,
Mark [image] [/image]
|
WadeVC
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/02/05
Posts: 2799
Loc: Lodi, California,
|
|
Mark,
Welcome to the CN Forums! What a magnificent way to introduce yourself by posting these colorful and intricate solar drawings.
I can't wait to see what we will be treated to next!
Welcome aboard and WOW!! 
--------------------
Orion XTi10 f/4.7
Orion XTi8 f/5.9
Meade NGC 70mm f/10
Orion UltraView 10x50 Wide-Angle Binoculars
My Sketch Gallery
My Astronomy Blog
A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top.
|
markseibold
sage
Reged: 01/19/08
Posts: 465
Loc: Portland Oregon
|
|
Hi Heidi-Ann (And Amanda at Frontline)
I am pleased to hear that The Carnegie Institution for Science has listed with the Scientific Frontline. Can you tell me how to reach you? As I would be honored to have my works show in Scientific Frontline if possible. As you may have read, I seem to be the only asttronomy artist aside from Erika Rix here and Les Cowley in England that has shown extensive artwork in Spaceweather.com and then my one appearance in Astronomy Picture of the Day on Nov 17th 2006. I'll look for your contacts in the SF site. - Thanks again for your commendations. -Mark [image] [/image]
|
markseibold
sage
Reged: 01/19/08
Posts: 465
Loc: Portland Oregon
|
|
To all
Thanks again for all of your many warm welcomes. I should return them all with the warmth from the sun! Unfortunately I cannot produce new works so easily at present, due to I lost my home recently in foreclosure that I designed and built 20 years ago. I don't mean to be so dreary here about my personal finances, but my home was also my art studio (It can be seen in > www.myspace.com/markslarprophet ) in the uper right column- scroll way right in the site.
I have put up many of the past pastel sketches into the Members Gallery here (many of these appeared in Spaceweather.com and one was in Astronomy Picture of the Day as the comment notes indicate. All of these pastel sketch-works are directly related to my actual observations from the eyepiece. My repertoire spans a large area and more so in photography since I was a child, so I have also added some of those award winning works into the gallery.
My most recent contribution to astronomy was performing several thousand hours of h-alpha solar observing as public outreach with the general public and for schools students. There is a short 65,000 word true story about that 10,000 mile road trip if you care to read it, as it appears in several stacked blob parts in my site listed above.
As Erika explained, I add some abstract ambience around the central image in the pastel sketches. This is for your aesthetic appeal and artistic enjoyment. I have added some photography into the gallery as well, as it also pertains to some of the artworks. I will attempt a new piece soon.
Best regards, -Mark
|
markseibold
sage
Reged: 01/19/08
Posts: 465
Loc: Portland Oregon
|
|
Jeremy
I meant to ask you or the other moderators here, how to get directly to the Members Galleries or our personal gallery. You have a link here in this early message to me so I still access this message from you just to get to my gallery today. I have never found the direct link in the CN home page upper icon tool bar to go directly to the Member Galleries or my personal gallery. Also I hope this message reaches you as I could not find a direct email link to you.
Thanks for any info
Mark
Edited by markseibold (06/02/08 07:12 PM)
|
markseibold
sage
Reged: 01/19/08
Posts: 465
Loc: Portland Oregon
|
|
Carlos
I have gone back to this dated/aging post of mine for reference. (I should have spell checked- Wish I could edit and correct now, but cannot.)
I just wanted to also thank you again and look forward to your art work too. I am especially impressed with your Mars sketch in your profile avatar. Can I see a larger format image of it somewhere?
Thanks again,
Mark
|
darkstar528
Post Laureate
Reged: 03/06/07
Posts: 4760
Loc: Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA
|
|
I love your style for sure!...If I had 1000th of your skill, I'd feel like Picasso!
--------------------
Blue skies,
Stephen "Darkstar" Ames
PST, VIXEN 8-24mm,CEMAX 2x Barlow, Thousand Oaks White Light Filter and a Meade Elec EP
CFI, CFII, MEI, working on EIEIO!
BAA Member
My solar site:
http://seemysunspot.com
Live solarcams from around the world:
http://www.seemysunspot.com/live_sun.html
|
markseibold
sage
Reged: 01/19/08
Posts: 465
Loc: Portland Oregon
|
|
Hi Stephen
Thanks for the compliments. Your daily scientific documentation of the prominences are invaluable reports to this most effective online forum. I believe that you are doing as much if not much more than other astronomy sites to inform the world of readers here what activity is occurring on the sun.
I must explain a little more, if I have not already dwelled too much on this. Artists can live a transitive life of 'styles'. The ultimate expression of the artist seems to move toward abstract and minimalism through their lives. So I know I have a long way to go. You haven’t really ‘seen’ nothing yet from me but perhaps a mere sample.
Many people think of Picasso as the one which only painted as a 'cubist'. They would be stunned to see his earlier works that appear like conventional realistic paintings. As we know, he transcended that and into becoming known as the greatest and most influential painter of the 20th century. Warhol is known as perhaps to contest that 'greatest' position now. Yet the popular news only reports of Warhol as the guy who copied the Campbell’s soup can or made multiple multicolored photo images of Marilyn Monroe. Warhol ‘gave and promoted' more artists to fame during his life than what he did for himself. Much of the public does not understand the artistic process yet we all possess these abilities.
I would like to recommend one of the most excellent books that I came across that a friend recently suggested I look at: Art and Physics – Leonard Shlain
For starters see this great review of the book which claims that “art is a powerful and driving force behind science”.
http://www.rheingold.com/texts/reviews/artphysics.html
Shlain, the author is a medical doctor. He writes with a bold passion for the artist yet a deep and relative understanding for science. When I read a passage last night where Shlain describes what the modern abstract expressionist artist Jackson Pollock was doing, it brought tears to my eyes.
-Mark
|
Previous
Index
Next
Threaded
Edit
Reply
Quote
[Re: 