Action Sun May 19th 2012 - Kilkenny Castle , National Drawing Day, Dublin City of Science and NASA Sun Earth Day 2012 all in one .  More on this to come soon ............................... Thanks to Max  Gronowski , Daragh Lynch and Matthew Shortall for taking part.  Click into images to see them bigger.

Action Sun - A Dublin City of Science event - St Cronans National School ,  Bray, Co Wicklow
On May 4th we took the sun from the sky and created it on the Earth .

Deadly Moons in Dalkey  April 23rd

St Patricks National School children  in Dalkey created 44 wnderful moon drawings at my  Deadly Moon workshop   Much fun was had and the teachers helped put up an exhibition of the moons in the school hall  My thanks to St Patricks school for a great morning !! A Global Astronomy Month event
Some drawings of Molecular Clouds by children from Scoil Mobhi Glasnevin  Dublin during Science Week 2011. 100 drawings were created and are now on exhibition.
My workshop is called STARSAREUS , its proving to be very popular indeed.
Hello and welcome to  my website , in here you will find out a little bit about me and my work in many areas.
Below is a link to a book I have co authored with four other wonderful moon sketchers.
Then further down  on this page are some images from my  workshops and public engagment events I have taken part in over the last few months. I you have any questions you can contact me by e mail skysketcher@gmail.com

NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS  My drawing workshop Deadly Moons has been honoured by the worlds leading Science Magazine . Deadly Moons has been given recognised for its educational value by the American Association for the Advancement of Science . Deadly Moons shares the award with UNAWE Universe Awareness for Young Children   Read the essay here

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Deadly Moons is the COOLEST workshop on the Planet
Click Science Logo for interview with Dr Carolina Odman and myself about our work together.

Deadly Moons

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Sketching the Moon an Astronomical Artists Guide

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Our book is available for pre order now
I am very pleased to be co author of Sketching the Moon an Astronomical Artists Guide
Our book is in the Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
  • Book is visually stunning, filled with many beautiful and inspiring works of art depicting the Moon
  • Lively discussions and illustrated tutorials are included for every phase in the creation of a lunar sketch or painting
  • Basic sketching techniques help novices ramp up to more sophisticated techniques quickly
  • Available for pre order now on Amazon Click Here

Below a selection of childrens drawings in a slideshow from my workshops in at Morriscastle near Kilmuckridge Co Wexford Deadly Moons , Rapid Rockets & Wicked Robots , plus The Suns Massive .
The workshops were followed by a Sky Talk and Moon viewing for all the children and parents.
Oatfields Leisure Park were my hosts.

Rapid Rockets & Wicked Robots Special Drawing Workshop at Dunsink Observatory April 16th 2011

OPTICKS Global Astronomy Month 2011 a Science / Art Project

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The 25 Meter Dwingeloo Radio Telescope at Westerveld in The Netherlands received the Moon Bounce

My paintings of Saturn  and the  Sun   BOUNCED off the Moon on Sunday April 10th at 7pm click  on paintings to read more about my work.

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All children are artists.
The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
  
Pablo Picasso
Four paintings by Irish children also BOUNCED off the Moon on Sunday April 10th at 7pm click on the paintings to read about  OPTICKS GAM2011
ART / SCIENCE / OUTREACH/ EDUCATION / LIVE ONLINE EVENT
April 10th 2011 at 7pm

Click on the children paintings to read about their work

A selection of my paintings in a  slideshow - You can turn off the captions if you like .

My New Young Astronomy Group St Cronans Stargazers Click logo and check out our fun.

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