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Dee
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Acrylics on canvas. 47X20 inches
This painting is based on an image of the Conamara Chaos region of the surface of Europa. The original image was taken by the Galileo spacecraft.
It's my first time posting here,so hello to all.
Dee
Edited by Dee (06/29/08 07:27 PM)
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markseibold
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Dee
Beautiful abstract work on your part! I seem to recall that this is quite accurate to the real image that the Galileo sent back.
It is ironic that you have posted today an "on the surface of another celestial body" work as I am just about to release a new one of standing on the surface of the sun. I hope to see more from you here as I think you are one of a few, other than myself that have offered realistic/abstracts as I do of other world celestial bodies. I would refer to this one that Spaceweather published to their front page last year (also see their front page links within this post) >
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/2445609/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1
I am thinking of doing another similar work yet even more intense.
Have you ever observed the sun through an h-alpha scope and considered doing a surface rendering? Have you ever worked in pastels?
best regards,
Mark
my CN gallery >
http://www.cloudynights.com/photopost/showgallery.php?ppuser=37924&cat=500
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Dee
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Thanks Mark, but I do not consider my work to rest in the abstract genre. My work is as realistic as I can make it.
This painting is as accurate in detail as possible and is representational of the original image. The painting is heavily textured and very tactile.
I looked closely at a slice of the Chaos region, which it is a bit like a fractal, the more you look, the more you see.
The ice on the surface is broken and scared and forged together in millions of sections. Europa has a fantastic surface, very difficult to reproduce, I did my best with it.
Yes I do observe the sun in h- alpha and yes I do sketches and paintings of what I see. Yes I do use pastels most of the time, they are wonderful to work with.
Well done on your space weather moment.
Dee
Edited by Dee (07/02/08 07:41 AM)
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markseibold
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Dee
I apologize. I meant to say that it "looks like an abstract artwork".   I keep thinking that we are not allowed to put "art" from first time observation in the sketching forum unless it is realistic and not embellished so that is why it is here in the art forum. I keep thinking that all work here in the AstroArt forum is here because it is not realistic and not from first time observation as is required in the sketching forum.
Yes, I meant to say that your rendition of Europas surface looks authentic as compared to the real photos from the Galileo Spacecraft.  Yet it may appear to the casual observer as an abstract art form. The press announced some time ago that "In the far future, the Hubble Space Telescope may go down in the history books as being the greatest producer of space art."
I look forward to seeing more of your work. Do you have a gallery here with other works? I will look forward to seeing your solar art works.
best regards,
Mark
PS: I have had about a dozen Spaceweather moments now and one in NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (Nov 17th 2006.)
Edited by markseibold (07/02/08 07:05 PM)
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